Chasing The Sublime | A Cold Water Swimming Short Film
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Alpkit are delighted to present 'Chasing the Sublime', a mesmeric glimpse at the physicality of long distance cold water swimming by award winning director Amanda Bluglass
Why do we put ourselves into the path of discomfort and risk? What drives us to get too cold and too tired, to battle with fear, in the name of adventure?
Loch Hourn on the Knoydart peninsula in the Western Isles of Scotland is regarded as one of the last wildernesses of Europe. Access to sea lochs is difficult. Salt water mingles with fresh water as it runs off the mountains, icy even in high summer. This mesmeric film immerses us in the physicality of cold water swimming, asking why we put ourselves in the path of discomfort and risk; why does the search for adventure take us to ever more remote and inhospitable places?
Join the originators of The Outdoor Swimming Society, 'swim twins' Kate Rew and Kari Furre, as they set out to chase the sublime.
CREW, CAST, SPONSORS
Director: Amanda Bluglass
Director of Photography: Danny Cooke
Underwater Photography: Neil Hope & Danny Cooke
Edited by Michael Clark
Swimmers: Kate Rew and Kari Furre
Sponsored by The Outdoor Swimming Society in
association with Alpkit
I began winter swimming through the lockdowns and never stopped. It's true about the poets heart. You notice the light glimmer on the sea, the shadows of your own body in the water, how the sun comes up and changes the colours of the sky. Your senses are alive to notice all of it, as if our atoms become connected.
Swimming has always been my pleasure & bliss despite overtraining over years and years in my youth under a sadistic egomaniac coach. How ever from that awful experience grew a love for swimming for the love of it not time or medals. Swim to escape the crowds at the beach. Swim to be able to explore the vast majority of the beach not the minute area with sand packed with people. Now in my 40's I swim to relax to let my body let go of all the worries. My form is impecable from years of laps in a pool which paid off 20+ years later in achieving a freedom that few can really experience. When other people stay close to the shore, I'm able to swim across a large span. Thank you for a beautiful film that gives me even more courage to be myself and dive to more remote places every chance I get.
Same here, I have medals, sew on badges and trophies stored away in cardboard boxes. All of it is now meaningless, the early morning training sessions, the after school training sessions. Falling asleep, in the classroom, just from mere exhaustion! Watching this beautiful video, also reminds of a time when I used to occasionally train in the cold depths of Loch Lomand. Some of those experiences, I can only describe as spiritual. I can now feel the water calling me again
Same experience here, although my Dad was my greatest enemy concerning the sport and competition for 17 years. Nothing less than perfection was acceptable. Now at 39, living up in the mountains of Oregon as a free adult, I swim in the cold mountain lakes for me. To be in nature with my own thaughts. To talk with my God. To let go of the stress and hardship brought on by daily life. To feel the freedom of movement. To feel the cold, which rejuvenates my body and mind. It's such an incredible blessing to move through water with a calm mind and a smooth stroke. Just being in water makes me feel more alive and at home than anywhere else.
Your medalls is just for your EGO ...😊 One moment .. @@animalauntiebev7596
@@nessavee2205 yes !😊 your feel alright ! Keep philosophie ❤
It’s good to swim with someone with a poet’s heart❤️
That captures it beautifully.
“Regret what’s ahead.” That was a beautiful line.
The fears and doubts expressed in this film are real for most people contemplating open water swimming. Beautiful to know that no matter how experienced you are as an open water swimmer, these thoughts are never far away. Bless you both🖤
Il existe des bouées de natation très pratiques ,
Qui sont un vrai plus pour la nage en eau libre.
Pas la peine de jouer à la roulette russe ! Même philosophiquement. ..
To do something.... Briefly... extraordinary. What a touching, sensitive film. Feel richer having watched it
Belle philosophie ! Le sens de vie en nous . Un des plus beau film de wild swimming
finally someone has captured the spirit of outdoor swimming. Adventure means uncertainty. We mitigate risk but cant eliminate it. That heart in the mouth as I take the first step is a necessary feeling to that freedom. "Are you that lone swimmer" I get asked, its nice to know there are two others. Well done you guys.
bunches more it seems!!!
Enjoy the grounding, earthing and healing of both Earth Grounding, ie Earthing and salt therapy!!!
Exactly. In the sea I feel both big and small. Big because I hold my position in the light of fear and small for the vastness of the ocean and being a small peck in it.
Feelings mutual ❤️
What a beautiful film. This is my first winter wild swimming and to swim with other :poets hearts: has been the best thing about 2020.
Thanks Jayne!
Freedom of the good adventure ✨️
I loved this video so much! I've been swimming in the wild for many years and wondered (but been grateful too) how come nobody else is out there enjoying nature in this fashion. I was touched and moved by how well you guys transmitted that. Thanks!
Wow! That was stunning! So inspiring. Amanda did a spectacular job directing this short.
Thanks Peter! Yes, Amanda is just brilliant.
Forgot to mention the fact that the camerawork and photography is superb.
Wow! Excellent video. I've worked in TV for 30+ years I've come across many companies that don't know how to use video as a promotional tool, but in this instance, that is most definitely not the case. Beautiful.
Words and imagery of my experience in open water swimming with my daughter. From the anxiety of the moment getting in, the freedom of breaking through any fears and the exhilaration during the swim and the sublime contentment after! Loved it! Made me emotional watching. Thank you
Beautiful. Just starting the winter swims... I've been only summer swimming outdoors for ages. This captures it so well. Lovely!
Everyone involved in making this has excelled. Such a beautiful story with words to match. Thank you.
I love the last line, 'To transform from ordinary to briefly extraordinary.'
Swimming is the best sport!!
Thank you wild waters! May you stay wild and free!
So that was really wonderful, Late to swimming (51 yrs old) struggle a bit with OWS this was nice motivation
What a beautiful and moving film! It stirs that pull back to swimming and how much I love it.
Thank you for this beautiful video 😍
Thank you for sharing a part of your cold water swim experience. I dip into the ocean as a form of healing, of pain management. I love how you share your resonance, and your challenges. Your ability to just do it....thank you for the inspiration.
Beautiful short film. It's good to swim with someone with a poet's heart. I love it ❤
What a mesmerizing, intimate portrayal of courage and longing. And the filming; splendid, splendid!
The underwater footage in this is amazing and so captivating
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Stunning film, thank you. And bizarrely I ordered from Alpkit for the first time yesterday so looking forward to trying your equipment from Rural Lincolnshire UK
If there was a „mini oscar“ you would deserve it. Thank you so much.
Omg that was truly wonderful. I didnt want it to end! Thanks for the inspiration ladies xx
These 2 women are amazing
Amazing film, beautiful photography and a very inspirational story. Congratulations to all of you for this short masterpiece.
A perfect mermaid. Your best video
What a delightful way to end a beautiful day,thank you.
Beautiful film about beautiful souls 💖
Очень красивый фильм. Девчонки, вы молодцы!
Wow! Just wow!
This film is PROFOUND... I keep coming back to it, journaling with prompts from the dialogue... And it is helping me heal/overcome my F.E.A.R.s (False Evidence Appearing Real)
Thank you
Incredible, poetic and soulful!!
Mesmerizing, so beautiful...
Awesome, really makes me want to go for a swim now!
OMG what an awesome video!
Thanks for sharing this with us. I loved it!
It always happen that way we may as well get used to it! it starts raining when nobody brougth an umbrella! Awesome! Thank you for sharing! I agree with you the anticipation before getting into the water brings a so pleasant anxiety which very quickly subside during our swimming. We all know that we are burning in hell so we may as well get use to freezing in paradise. :-) :-)
Really great film. Inspiring. Thanks 🙏
WOW! Totally inspiring. Excellent.
We met in the river .... love that !
One word: impressive!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing I love love swimming too.
what an admirable pair of swimmers , how i yearn i can have such a swimpartner , but going solo is another beauty too
Stunning, thank you
Beautiful video. Beautiful ladies.
Wowww!! Molto belloooo!!
Very motivational ,all these feelings are so strong
I do the same thing and never realized how beautiful it is. Thank you❤️
Beautiful.
Beautiful and inspiring!
Stunning.
Bloody brilliant
I ordered a bathing cap today because of this video.
Incredible! Would love to join them one day! Bless!!
Loved this, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey ! I can not find the music in the description. Asronishing camera work, by the way :)
amazing music, who are the musicians who performed on the soundtrack please?
Loch Hourn: had the toughest 7 mile hike of my life along those shores, presumably the swimming is not much easier.
What a great and touching video. Best wishes from an ice swimmer.
Fantastic film enjoyed it all.
Magnificent and poignant. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful ♥️!
Best regards
Water is the fountain of youth.
No body nor mind illness.
Open sea swimmer.
TANIT🌙!!!! Ibiza....
from Portugal... very good thnx for this images
How can I watch this film completely?
Tracing the Quantum Fields. There are other substrates to the chase, but they all take courageous passion to face.
Beautiful ❤️
It doesn’t matter what your gender is race or religion life is won and lost between the ears.
Stunning ☺️
Awesome!!!!
Nice video.
Did u try Andre Wiersig method of swiming without suit and preparing immersing in cold water?
Is this doable?
exactly what she said. the hardest moment is deciding to get in
Wuahooo, wuahooo!
It's simply hard to understand comfort, without understanding discomfort.
Beautiful
"In deep water, your life is always in your own hands."
Nice and encouraging
The closest I've gotten to this is a swim after sauna in Finland and Estonia.
Wow.
Oh didn't think there would be jelly fish 👍😮
Luckily, they appear to be moon jellyfish. Moon jellies can only deliver a very mild sting if at all. I’ve bumped into many during dives, and very rarely have they even caused an irritation to the skin.
❤🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Nice, but would have thought you would have had a buoyancy aid in your video.
Wetsuits are quite buoyant
Man i love this shit
@4:00 jellyfish! 🎐👀
Sublime
it's funny because I swim in cold waters as well but I cover my hands and feet and they cover everything but that
I seen the jewelry and though wow I would loose that in water ;o) I guess they are ujusted by now so they don't cover their hands and feet...
wtf , como aguantan tanto piquete de medusa? :(
It's the 'after' getting out for me that is the problem
is that a jelly fish 4:02?
I am really interested and relate to the subject matter of a slow life and connecting with nature. However isn’t this style of short documentary / film falling into cliche? To me, they all appear to rely of the same narration, music and visual style etc. The formula starts to take away from the power of their message.
I SAW JELLYFISH I SAW JELLYFISH 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
I too ;)
They appear to be moon jellyfish. Fortunately, moon jellies can only deliver a very mild sting and even those are rare. I’ve bumped into many during dives, and very rarely have they even caused a mild irritation to the skin.
I like the video, not so much the slow melancholy audio. I open water swim. But could not relate to the slow cello music in this video. I swim with waterproof mp3 to up-tempo rock music. But that is me.
Only for a rich people not for poor or difficulties.Otherwhise very nice.
Why so? I find this film encourages me to explore the unknown... Any open water meets this definition 🌎
A poor person could/would enjoy this sport too, if they could afford goggles and swim wear. The only difficulty is when it starts to get cold, but they could just make it a quick swim.