The Great Icelandic Swim with Ross Edgley - Starts Saturday 7th Feb - 3 Part Series
@rossedgley , Ultra-athlete and all-round aquatic hardman, takes on his most brutal challenge to date! An epic journey to circumnavigate Iceland, swimming over 1,000 miles in 116 days in some of the most inhospitable waters on Earth.
Produced by
@bigwavetv , the team have beautifully captured the highs and lows of Ross’s incredible journey. Documenting how he relentlessly pushes his body and mind to the limit, as he battles sixty-foot waves, encounters curious killer whales, and endures hypothermia and the dreaded ‘tongue rot.’
Ross reveals what drives him to attempt the seemingly impossible, as the journey showcases Iceland’s spectacular landscapes and extraordinary wildlife - This is awe-inspiring TV at its finest!
Ross Edgley says: “This has been the most extreme, brutal swim, I’ve ever undertaken. It’s taken me to the brink both physically and mentally. You’re essentially trying to survive in conditions that are constantly trying to kill you."
@chrishemsworth says: “Ross breaks the mould and redefines endurance sport and adventure. He’s what happens when tough and crazy collide.”
@beargrylls says: “In achieving this, Ross has rewritten the limits of human potential. In terms of survival it’s hard to explain just how demanding and draining ice cold rough seas are on the body.”
Jonah Weston, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4 says: “Even by Ross Edgley’s standards of limit-pushing endurance, the Iceland swim is extraordinary and, in all likelihood, the toughest swim ever attempted by anyone. This series captures not just the bone-chilling physical challenges Ross faces but also the raw beauty and power of Iceland’s landscapes.”
@sarah_a_cunliffe , Executive Producer, Big Wave TV says: “Brutal, awe-inspiring and heart-warming in equal measures, this is a story of the brilliance of dreaming the impossible, and then doing it.”
