Video: Freediving under ice in Greenland at amazing icebergs

[Alex B]

Hi,

i want to share a video from my latest trip to Greenland with you

 

 

The professional freediver Anna von Bötticher and I spent a tour in East Greenland and dived unique icebergs. An iceberg was crystal clear and gave a utopian impression underwater. At another iceberg we went into the water right next to a huge iceberg at the narrow gap that is created by the tides. It was great, almost endless visibility and a great atmosphere.

 

Read more in the Youtube description and watch it till the end, its not 2:22 long!

 

Alex.

[Davide DB]

Congratulations Alex!

 

Beautiful shots and camera movements. The lighting effects are outstanding!

 

[Alex B]

44 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

Congratulations Alex!

 

Beautiful shots and camera movements. The lighting effects are outstanding!

 

Thank you Davide! It was like someone drilled a hole in the iceberg and put a spotlight in

[Davide DB]

Tell us more about the logistic.

Do you go there, drill a hole and dive for yourself? 🤣

 

Safety measures?

 

[Atanas_Petrov]

It looks great! Well done.

[TimG]

Yep, incredible. 

[Alex B]

3 hours ago, Davide DB said:

Tell us more about the logistic.

Do you go there, drill a hole and dive for yourself? 🤣

 

Safety measures?

 

Actually thats it, almost.

You need the operator which takes you and the drill to the spot on a skidoo or ATV. And its more convinient if that guy also pulls you out of the water and hold the safety rope too, if you want a safety line.

 

At the big iceberg we had no hole and no safety line, because the water gap was next to the iceberg. This huge iceberg was not a usual divespot. We did the shot only as long as the freediver was not freezing. If this iceberg had broken or rolled i cant writes these lines. The risk during winter is not that high like in summer, but it exists. Its was a unique opportunity to dive at such a hugh iceberg and Sven from Northern Explorers had the idea. The day before Anna, the freediver, slided through an open water gap next to a small iceberg. Sven thought thats a unique chance to get in the water at the big one too. Anna was on fire - i had my concerns, but she said i HAVE to film her - i couldnt refuse

Edited May 4 by Alex B

[RomiK]

wow! the 3:15-3:45 shots are epic! just wondering how long were you finding these...👏

[Alex B]

20 hours ago, RomiK said:

wow! the 3:15-3:45 shots are epic! just wondering how long were you finding these...👏

 

thank you! ...but the iceberg in the intro is not bad too 😄

i never saw such an utopic iceberg underwater, believe me i saw a lot.

Its almost perfect shape, the seethrough ice looked like lit - one of a kind!

[humu9679]

Incredible! Lovely work.

[Seacamera]

incredible!! Awesome video ...

[canislupus]

Wow, very nice job, well done!!

It will be interesting to know what was the equipment used on the video, if you don’t mind sharing.

Cheers.

[Alex B]

23 hours ago, Seacamera said:

incredible!! Awesome video ...

Thank you!

[Alex B]

21 hours ago, canislupus said:

Wow, very nice job, well done!!

It will be interesting to know what was the equipment used on the video, if you don’t mind sharing.

Cheers.

Thank you! Mavic 2 Pro, GH5, Red Komodo

[TmxDiver]

Great video.

 

I'm sure there were safety divers in the water, but it is interesting that she didn't have a tether line. I know that it is a possibly entanglement hazard, but I would have thought she would trail a line to the surface.

 

- brett

 

[TimG]

6 hours ago, TmxDiver said:

Great video.

 

I'm sure there were safety divers in the water, but it is interesting that she didn't have a tether line. I know that it is a possibly entanglement hazard, but I would have thought she would trail a line to the surface.

 

- brett

 

Did you see Alex B’s post on 4 May? I thought the same thing but apparently not! 😱

[fruehaufsteher2]

Great! Too cold for me and looks really scary… 

[TmxDiver]

11 hours ago, TimG said:

Did you see Alex B’s post on 4 May? I thought the same thing but apparently not! 😱

 

I hadn't but just read that. Very interesting. 

 

- brett

 

[Alex B]

17 hours ago, TmxDiver said:

 

I hadn't but just read that. Very interesting. 

 

- brett

 

At the diamond iceberg Anna, the freediver, oriented on my safety line that leads her to the icehole. We had no safety divers. It was just Anna and me. I was on scuba and watched her carefully as she was going up and the guy on the ice got a briefing what to do in case of a black out.

Anyhow, it is a very impressive performance, mentally and phsycologically. Imagine beeing in minus degree C water temp under ice on a breathhold, finding the way back to the icehole, first searching for me in this twilight, looking where the safety line is pointing, maybe you cant see it right away, trusting this is the proper way back. At the big iceberg on some spots the chunks of ice were so packed she cant move them away, she had to swim further and try it again. She is something!