Archive for December, 2008

Dec 31 2008

10DL Enjoys Our Second New Years

Published by neal under Fun

Adam and I came up with the 10 Degrees Latitude idea in the Fall of 2007, which makes this New Years our second New Years. We are very excited about how far 10DL has come so far: 1 successful expedition done, 1 expedition planned, many more to come!
Below is are a couple of fun and [...]

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Dec 28 2008

New 10DL Map Mashup – The Medium is the Message

Published by neal under Logistics

Happy Holidays! We have a present for you. Adam and I have been working on a new expedition map mashup for you. We took the information from other 10DL maps and put it on Google Maps.
We think this mashup i’s a great example of how “pictures speak a thousand words”. Or if you prefer… “the [...]

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Dec 25 2008

Sports Medicine in Open Water Swimming

Published by neal under Misc.

Wanted to share this presentation with all of you. It is a useful guide to warm and cold open water swimming, written from a medical point of view.

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Dec 16 2008

Hulk Hogan encourages 10 Degrees Latitude

Published by neal under Misc., Participants

So this video definitely needs an introduction. We asked Hulk Hogan to say some encouraging words for our 10 Degrees Latitude team and he did! Check it out. I laugh every time I watch it.

Hulk Hogan encourages 10 Degrees Latitude from Neal Mueller on Vimeo.

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Dec 14 2008

Nature is Beautiful

Published by neal under Misc.

Photo taken at 8AM in San Francisco, the best city in the world for nature-lovers.

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Dec 14 2008

Piloting Open Water Swimmers

Published by neal under Misc.

In mountain climbing the unsung heroes are the sherpas/porters. In open water swimming the unsung heroes are the pilot boats.
Typically I’m a swimmer, and pilot boats protect me. Today I had the opportunity to switch roles. I piloted a swim with 25 swimmers. There were 5 other pilot boats including me.
Role of the pilot [...]

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