Warning: Don’t Windsurf by a Glacier

Posted by mark on 02/01 at 12:01 AM

Ever think about Windsurfing in front of a glacier?  Me either.  But it’s interesting (and unnerving) to watch Extreme Windsurfer Thomas Miklautsch surfing in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier southwest of the Santa Cruz province of Argentina.  It’s not just the cold water that makes this video extreme, it’s the danger involved in being next to the glacier while it is in the surprise process of caving.  Perito Moreno is one of 48 glaciers (a 250 km² ice formation) fed by the Ande’s Patagonian Ice Field shared by Chile, and is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia. Interestingly, this icefield is the world’s third largest reserve of fresh water.

By YouTube user NewWorldSpirits.

Wikipedia on Perito Glacier

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