This small lake outside Stockholm, Sweden, emits otherworldly sounds as Mårten Ajne skates over its precariously thin, black ice. “Wild ice skating” or “Nordic skating” is both an art and a science. A skater seeks out the thinnest, most pristine black ice possible -- both for its special smoothness, and for its high-pitched sounds of cracking. This is so exhilarating to watch!!!!!
View full screen if you are watching this video on a computer. It is truly amazing and don't forget to turn on the sound. If you cannot see the video, here is the link for a National Geographic feature on YouTube.
4 comments:
That was super cool! Thanks for sharing!
Stunningly eerie and beautiful but I could never do this. Drowning under ice is one of my fears and I would not have the courage to get out on that black ice....hahahha plus I'm a lousy ice skater. He makes it looks so safe and easy and I'm sure for him this was an absolute high.
What an adrenaline rush, very exhilarating experience!xx
I love this! I felt like I was gliding along with him :-)
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