Iceberg flips sending climbers into frigid waters.
Iceberg flips sending climbers into frigid waters.

Slovenian ice-climbers Klemen Premrl and Aljaz Anderle where sailing through the Arctic Ocean looking for icebergs to test their skills on when the came upon the perfect subject. The crew eased the bow of the double masted 63 feet sailboat up to the iceberg and the pair disembarked wearing crampons and their ice axes in hand but in hindsight they should have been wearing drysuits and lifejackets because this iceberg proved a bit too top heavy for climbing:

“Oops, should not have eaten breakfast before climbing. We both survived. Not to be repeated.” -Klemen Premrl

Thankfully the pair survived their unplanned swim and were quickly picked up by their able skipper. Here is a full length video of Klemen and Aljaz’s adventures aboard the La Louise:

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