pjtkl Posted October 8, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hi there Could someone please tell me exactly what's involved in the Polar Plunge? It sounds very interesting but also a little scary!!! Thanks. Jenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcrooz Posted October 8, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hi there Could someone please tell me exactly what's involved in the Polar Plunge? It sounds very interesting but also a little scary!!! Thanks. Jenny Sure,first you go up to the Arctic circle,then you go to the local hardware store and pick up a plunger.next you find a polar bear,introduce yourself and then hit him with it......hope you can run !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted October 8, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Isn't that when you jump into frigid ocean water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loujimbabe Posted October 8, 2011 #4 Share Posted October 8, 2011 They take a zodiac, put it next to the ship, and equip it with staff, and harnesses....you jump in, they pull you back to the dock. About 10 seconds in the water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted October 8, 2011 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I hope they have a bottle of cognac in the Zodiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted October 8, 2011 #6 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Here I am doing it in the Arctic- And enjoying a cognac afterwards- And then in the Antarctic,though from the Orion- The antarctic plunge was the second.Note how there is no fear.The endorphins really flow.i thoroughly reccomend it. And as you can see style does not come into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted October 8, 2011 #7 Share Posted October 8, 2011 It wasn't even offered on our Arctic voyage ... not that we planned to do it ... so a few of the passengers took matters into their own hands and went for a quickie swim when we landed to hike 14th July Glacier. On subsequent cruises, I read that it was offered as described by loujimbabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted October 9, 2011 #8 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Our Arctic plunge was as described by Drron29. You don't have much time to get very cold... In Antarctica, we did our plunge at Deception Island. You wear your suit under all of your clothes, then go ashore. You have to undress ashore before you freeze to death, then run into the water and get out deep enough to go under. After you get resuscitated from the shock, once you get back ashore they had a "hot tub" dug out on the beach for you. The island is volcanic so the runoff is heated - and the crew dug out a hole in the sand which fills with hot water. The only problem is eventually you have to drag yourself out of that and dry off fast, then put on your layers for the zodiac ride back to the boad. I (JP) did both. The Arctic was easier but Deception Island was way cooler (and colder)! Chris has the brains in our family and (wo)manned the camera.:D Pictures: Deception Island 1 Deception Island 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted October 9, 2011 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Our Arctic plunge was as described by Drron29. You don't have much time to get very cold... Chris has the brains in our family and (wo)manned the camera.:D /quote] Hey JP I am with Chris ! I took the photos of Ron ! Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted October 10, 2011 #10 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Our Arctic plunge was as described by Drron29. You don't have much time to get very cold... Chris has the brains in our family and (wo)manned the camera.:D Hey JP I am with Chris ! I took the photos of Ron ! Ann Well done - someone has to be the smart one! No matter how much I tried, I couldn't convince her how much fun I was having... :cool: Guess the uncontrollable shivering made it hard to talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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