Dec
31
2008
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 [...]
Dec
28
2008
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 [...]
Dec
25
2008
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.
Tags: open water swimming, sports medicine
Dec
16
2008
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.
Tags: 10 degrees latitude, hulk hogan
Dec
14
2008
Photo taken at 8AM in San Francisco, the best city in the world for nature-lovers.
Tags: Nature, Photo, san francisco, world
Dec
14
2008
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 [...]
Tags: dolphin club, mountain, open water, open water swimming, photography, pilot boats, Piloting, Reuben, rowboat, sherpa, tidal current, unsung heroes, vantage point, water temp, Whitehall, wooden rowboat