I’ve been on swims where people have freaked out about sharks. You have to think about something else, otherwise it will absolutely paralyze you. I do math problems, anything. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
When I’m preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give up once, it’s quite hard. If you give up a second time, it’s a little bit easier. Give up a third time, it’s starting to become a habit. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
I think that I was slightly naive. I thought that if I showed people the beauty of the Arctic and the beauty of the polar bears that they would care so much that they would stand up and try to make a change. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote
Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind. Lewis Gordon Pugh Read Quote