Hot damn, duder. That's one of the bravest things to do in my eyes. Being so vulnerable and alone in one of the most merciless places on earth. Kudos to you and your travels, I have a lot of respect for someone who can do what you do so well. Cheers!
@@Routesofchange Yep... I'm positively sure that's what the victims of RMS Titanic said as they descended to their permanent residence at 12,500 feet. You've got to be out of your damn mind.
Can you image how humans in ages past felt about the deep blue? Back in a day where they didn't have computers, Sonar, ROVs, Diving apparatus and techniques, Submarines and Deep Submergence Vehicles etc. They never would've known what's down there, other than the fact it is incredibly deep, and incredibly eerie. No wonder you get tales of things like David Jones locker and the Kraken. Now days we can hit the very bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Brother this was the bravest thing I have ever seen, I am panicly afraid of the deep sea and then still knowing the fact that you are sailing across the Pacific in that little boat scared the living s*** out of me.
Absolutely amazing. I wonder what it must feel to have that much ocean beneath you. The ominous music at the beginning was a nice touch...had my vicarious heart pumping!
It's very artistic how you put the video together with the ominous music at the start, transitioning to calming music after a couple of minutes. It describes how your initial fears subside over time and you feel the freedom and happiness of swimming in the ocean. Perhaps you're describing a human's attempts to challenge the vastness of the ocean (or nature) as futile and how peacefully they've accepted they're a tiny, tiny speck in an incomprehensibly large body of water.
Thanks. I don’t remember putting too much thought into the music selection. I was just having fun in the moment, but yes, let’s go with what you said. 😁
Hope you manage a way across the ocean soon again! I remember doing that, felt like an astronaut doing a space walk, unnerving looking down into infinite space.
Maybe I could jump in water, but the second after I'm back on board. No way I chill like that with so much depth under me. Scary af 😅. Also I can't stop thinking about that movie where they forgot to lower the ladder before jumping at sea.
Shark! :-) That's wild most people won't dare get out of the boat on a passage like that. I swam off our boat between Long Beach and Catalina it looked the same infinite blue, but nothing like the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Awesome!
I hope a lot of knowledge about the behaviour of numerous marine animals, yet my inner instinct wouldn’t let me jump in. So props to you! I’d had to wait 15 minutes and close my eyes to fall back
Just start moving in the right direction with a bit of confidence and persistence and the world has a way of making it happen for you. oh! and be willing to suffer and do things different than most. Cheers
Nah bro my thalassophobia is kicking in I’m even scared to swim in a 30 feet lake cause I couldn’t see the bottom you never know what’s lurking underneath
I get a kick out of people saying "Wow that's amazingly brave!". The odds of randomly encountering a shark when you are not actively seeking one out is about the same as landing a royal flush in a 5 card stud game (search on youtube you'll find the video). The ocean is a big place.
The unknown is one of many people's biggest fears. Death, is perhqps the biggest unknown, and losing your fear of it is one of the most liberating things you can do.
First of all its not fear of being attacked by a shark necessarily but rather the fear of something lurking deep, this massive space below you where anything can lie. There are probably thousands of creatures below him at that point, all too far to see, many that don't even see the light from the sun. Sure you know what a shark is and you its unlikely to encounter in that brief period of time, but when you're there knowledge you got from a book or on the internet is very different than actually being there, not really knowing 100% for sure that there isn't something around, something undiscovered, something unknown that could get you in your moment of exposure. Irrational fear and imagination is also very powerful and this kind of thing can scare the shit out of a lot of people, even if there's nothing around for miles. Bravery is about doing something despite being afraid, the mind is more terrifying than any shark. When I was a kid I used to be deathly afraid of deep swimming pools because my imagination always played on me, that there was something swimming behind or below me when I closed my eyes, to the point where I would jump out the pool and reassure myself it wasn't real. I still feel the same fear when swimming in the ocean, except a pool is a controlled environment where you know for certain there's nothing there, in the open water its much harder to convince yourself that there's nothing to worry about. I actually have seen a black reef shark when scuba diving, the visibility was pretty decent near a small island I was diving near, and I saw it in the distance. It was a really cool experience and I wish it stayed around longer to watch it swim, but it swam off. I weirdly wasn't that afraid, it was exciting. I had my knife in my hand too in case it swam towards me and i was ready, not afraid, more ready for a fight. I'm sure if it was a great white I would have been shiitting myself, but my point is that sharks are scary for sure, the bigger ones especially so, but its the not knowing which is far more terrifying. The only thing that can really beat the unease of swimming in blue water with 12,000 ft of water below you, is a bunch of sharks swimming around you. That's the difference between the unsettling nature of the unknown, terror even if you can't control your emotions, and the actual danger of predators being near you. One is obviously much better than the other, but that doesn't mean swimming like this isn't fear inducing. But really there is an ever present danger that comes with being out in the middle of the ocean like that, especially alone. A sail boat like that, it doesn't take much for a simple trip to end in disaster. There's more than animals to fear about the ocean, and the isolation means help is far away. All this being said, I can't' imagine the abject terror of being in shark infested waters, that's fucking terrifying.
@@brandonporter6223 Thanks for sharing this truly epic comment. It's a fact that we have very little clue as to what lurks in the depths of the ocean. It's amazing how little we know! Cheers!
Dude, I think you’re really cool. I would NEVER have done that, I got an eerie feeling in my whole body just from watching your video. Swimming like that is really impressive to me.
A few years ago me and my bf took a boat out to a tiny island outcrop off the Balearics. Basically just a vertical column of rock. There was a beautiful cave that we went swimming in. I swam out of the cave and the rock face just fell away vertically down to nothing. I have never been so freaked out. Even thinking about it now makes my toes curl! *shudders* I can smile about it now. ....just
Seriously can’t even watch the video without feeling anxious and dizzy like, definitely a fear of deep ocean with not knowing what is beneath you freaks me out! My biggest fear would be seeing a dark figure moving beneath you like some sort of sea monster or even just hearing it make a roar!
Love the channel. Great scenery in an otherwise drab world. Oh to be young, healthy, and carefree. Hard to believe how clean the hall of the boat is - at least above the waterline.
I would rather swim in a 20 foot deep fish tank full of sharks and jelly fish.... then have to swim in the middle of the deep deep ocean. Very very brave this is one of my biggest fears.
@@jeviasgodasmywitness6753 Not the fact I can swim. IF i was in a boat I would still freak tf out. Its a phobia for a reason. I would feel more at peace being in that tank then over water that deep
Imagine taking a dive into the ocean, and suddenly - due to some kind of current - you see your boat drifting away from you, and you cant keep up. Just imagine the amount of dispair and panic you would feel.
The vivid blue is amazing. You can just put the camera right by the surface or facing down the deep for hours of raw footage. That would be incredible. There's a serious lack of such footage on the internet of quality.
Wowww so beautiful and majestic 💫💫✨, it's just Hollywood that makes the ocean scary looks scary, putting fake big hungry sharks, and monsters now I'm 26 old and still have the thoughts that if I jumped like he did, a shark would come right after me lol, in fact, it's really inspiring and nerve calming observing this ocean
Most sharks have been killed for sharkfin soup and the chances are slim that one would come out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean and nibble on me. It's probably more likely that you die in a car accident. Our fears are seldom very rational.
A fear many people have is of vast deep water. Even kids are scared a “shark” will get them in the deep side of a swimming pool. Out this deep and far, sharks aren’t really a major concern. You’re in far more danger on the beach, and even on the beach the chances of you coming across a shark are extremely small. Moreover, the chance of you getting bit is a small percentage of the already small percentage of you coming across the shark in the first place. The species you should be concerned about are hundreds to thousands of feet down. A shark encounter would be pretty rare out here and the waters so clear, they more then likely wouldn’t come very close. Sharks are actually pretty smart and can tell that we as humans aren’t a good food source. There’s many documentaries out of Australia where Aussie’s will sail out to the deep and purposely find sharks and then jump into the water with them with no cage. They obviously never bother the person and the person doesn’t bother the shark or entice them with bloody meat like you see with the dudes in the cages. It’s pretty interesting actually. They’ll circle and check you out like dolphins, whales, and other species might, but their instinct kicks in and they see how “skinny” we are. It’s not worth their time. Hints why surfers that get bit are in shallow ‘murky’ water and the shark stops attacking after the first bite or “bump”. We’re just not desirable to most carnivores in the ocean unless the shark is 100% desperate for anything to eat which again, is extremely rare. Sharks follow food. But anyways, it is scary at first because everything you watch vilifies sharks and the deep ocean. Like, some crazy huge Megalodon or the Locc Ness monster is going to come up and swallow you whole. Some people feel like somethings watching them when they swim in the deep ocean and get that “tingly adrenaline”. I didn’t have that feeling, but it was a little nerve racking because it’s SO BIG. But it’s really not that bad when you jump in. You DO realize just how small you are though which is a pretty eye opening experience. It’s weird that outside of the water you don’t feel that way, but when you get in and look down into the water, it’s this feeling of vulnerability and smallness. It makes you appreciate life way more. I encourage everyone to do this once, even if your anxiety is overwhelming (and it’s okay to have that anxiety). But once you do it once, you’ll want to do it a million more times.
Google the video of the Seattle girl who had her whole leg chewed off by a shark. They were in a cruise ship, off the coast of Chile I think, about the same distance from shore as this dude. Half way between Hawaii and San Francisco, is definitely not "no shark territory". That's their main route!
Nice one man❤️Its my dream to swim in ocean ...but get really scared when I think about it ...but ya ,someday Iam gonna do it .Lots of love and respect from India🇮🇳
I could definitely jump in in miles-deep water, but I think I would need to look to see what might be swimming beneath the boat with the GoPro first, lol.
I'm not afraid of heights. I fly aircraft for fun, so altitude and the view from it is no big deal. I've swam in deep water just like that. Well not that deep, but pretty close. The perspective freaks your brain out. You know its safe, but there's just something that puts you on edge. Maybe its the nothing that does it. Still, Kudos man. Very few people get the chance, and when they do, very few jump.
Yeah at the time I don't think I was very afraid, but now that I've read all these comments I am more afraid whenever I go for a swim in deep water. Ha! Happy flying Robert!
Now I want to take a dip in the middle of the Pacific! Does not look that scary to me. Its just really deep and that makes it safer than shallow waters.
Wow it's so beautiful the ocean is ❤ But I'm not going to swim in the ocean or open deep water because that is the place of a hungry great white shark 🦈
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Hot damn, duder. That's one of the bravest things to do in my eyes. Being so vulnerable and alone in one of the most merciless places on earth. Kudos to you and your travels, I have a lot of respect for someone who can do what you do so well. Cheers!
I'm good at winging it! Being vulnerable is one of the most empowering things a human can do. Cheers!
@@Routesofchange Yep... I'm positively sure that's what the victims of RMS Titanic said as they descended to their permanent residence at 12,500 feet. You've got to be out of your damn mind.
@@Harlem55 it’s not like they had a choice in the matter
Bro u if u can swim then u can swim in anybody of water
Merciless? It's water bro. Did you expect a great white shark to just come out of nowhere?
Seeing all the sun's rays converge to a point below you is quite eery and beautiful at the same time.
The unknown within reach.
Wow that water is CRYSTAL CLEAR!!!
And it just keeps going down...
Well it would be sad if it wasn't in the middle of the ocean
@Makenzie Hall I have pink water
@@Ivan-gu1cv oddly enough there is no exact middle since the oceans are all connected and not anywhere near a perfect sphere shake either.
Yes because it is far away from humans
Had anxiety watching this lol, being in the open water with the ocean below you like that must be an incredible feeling!
It is!
🦈
Me too lol, alot of anxiety.😅
It would be so scary knowing there’s thousands of feet below you! Mad respect
well they are only 100km far away
Can you image how humans in ages past felt about the deep blue? Back in a day where they didn't have computers, Sonar, ROVs, Diving apparatus and techniques, Submarines and Deep Submergence Vehicles etc. They never would've known what's down there, other than the fact it is incredibly deep, and incredibly eerie. No wonder you get tales of things like David Jones locker and the Kraken. Now days we can hit the very bottom of the Mariana Trench.
@@rustygates3367those legends in way talk about sea creatures (ancient and modern sea creatures.)
Help I have no memory commenting this and I’m cringing at the fact I said “ mad respect “
Whats the problem with saying that? Infact you should be cringing at the fact you said "help"@@cristiancastro5853
So fear inducing and incredibly calming at the same time
Brother this was the bravest thing I have ever seen, I am panicly afraid of the deep sea and then still knowing the fact that you are sailing across the Pacific in that little boat scared the living s*** out of me.
Happy to help! :)
Same i get anxious evem when in a lake lol
You can see a video of people in the navy having to swim over the Mariana Trench which is 7 miles deep to the ground
You havent been around much if this was the bravest thing you’ve ever seen mate
ive seen way braver, no hate to the creator, but hes swimming, ever watched a single firefighter video?
Absolutely amazing. I wonder what it must feel to have that much ocean beneath you. The ominous music at the beginning was a nice touch...had my vicarious heart pumping!
It feels a bit surreal. It makes sea monsters seem like a very real possibility.
Disorienting to say the least!!!
@@nix324 wdym
@@nix324 Yeah but only at the bottom of the Cayman Trough. The bottomless pit, baby! 2.5 miles straight down!!
@@nix324 lol get off /x/
This is absolutely something on my bucket list. I would love to just float in seemingly infinite water with infinite above. Sounds magical.
It is!
I can't imagine the freedom you feel out there, just you and the Earth. The absolute dream 🤌
You are living my dream- And doing it with style. Respect and good wishes, brother!
Thank you! same to you!
Im glad ur athletic and could pull yourself back onto the boat !!!
It's very artistic how you put the video together with the ominous music at the start, transitioning to calming music after a couple of minutes. It describes how your initial fears subside over time and you feel the freedom and happiness of swimming in the ocean. Perhaps you're describing a human's attempts to challenge the vastness of the ocean (or nature) as futile and how peacefully they've accepted they're a tiny, tiny speck in an incomprehensibly large body of water.
Thanks. I don’t remember putting too much thought into the music selection. I was just having fun in the moment, but yes, let’s go with what you said. 😁
So there is still this crystal clear water.. Amazing
Thankfully it's not all plastic! :)
Hope you manage a way across the ocean soon again! I remember doing that, felt like an astronaut doing a space walk, unnerving looking down into infinite space.
exactly!
The ocean is so beautiful, my heart would have been racing.
This video is just so peaceful
Dam for a second I thought the boat was too high to reach and I panicked haha
Nice!
I always thought that looking down the abyss would be terrifying but I find it so beautiful.
it's also a bit terrifying though...
@@Routesofchange Maybe to us who are a "Jaws" generation hehe 😂
Well I’m sure other waters in different areas is different
Maybe I could jump in water, but the second after I'm back on board. No way I chill like that with so much depth under me. Scary af 😅. Also I can't stop thinking about that movie where they forgot to lower the ladder before jumping at sea.
what movie was that?
Open water 2
@@damondanieli suck 👎
Open Water 2. Idiots. Not you guys. The people that forgot to lower the ladder.
Forgot to let the ladder down.... Ouch 😳
Shark! :-) That's wild most people won't dare get out of the boat on a passage like that. I swam off our boat between Long Beach and Catalina it looked the same infinite blue, but nothing like the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Awesome!
yeah it's the best!
Middle of the ocean is like a dessert
There’s a pitch black abyss literally below you. I would have a heart attack 😨
U have balls of steel 😂❤❤
But yu did a great job 👏
You’re so cool and brave enough to dive alone. Love you
Thanks for the love!
Most scared I've been in 67 years was out in the same situation as the boat drifted away from me....
I'm sure it was also the fastest you've ever swam!
No Name how did you get back there ?
Water looks beautiful 😍
0:51 those of you who want to know what looking directly down in deep water looks like
Heavenly
I always wondered what it looks like to look straight down in deep ocean waters. Guess I found out 😬 Like a vortex
Swimming in middle of ocean is easier than swimming on beach in dangerous rip currents
I hope a lot of knowledge about the behaviour of numerous marine animals, yet my inner instinct wouldn’t let me jump in. So props to you! I’d had to wait 15 minutes and close my eyes to fall back
Cheers.
Reminds me of activities like free solo. Somehow there's a sense of calm in the face of immediate danger
Not much immediate danger here. No risk of making a mistake and falling to my death.
0:54 i almost lost my sht i thought it was a shark saying hi to him
Its been a week learning swimming and this im watching. Baller I must say
This right here is my nightmare. Being alone in this deep blue void, your imagination as your worst enemy.
Or something beautiful
it's so pretty! the waves are so calm
Appreciate your bravness amazing
I don't even know how to swim 😌
Once you learn it opens up the majority of our planet. :)
Incredible. How the hell do you get to a point in life where this is a possibility? I'd do this in a heartbeat if I knew a way how. Much respect!
Just start moving in the right direction with a bit of confidence and persistence and the world has a way of making it happen for you. oh! and be willing to suffer and do things different than most. Cheers
I know swimming, still afraid of deep water. could u help me to trust my self, and be ok with it. And stop panicking. Thanku... Great video😄🙋
What calming music😊
So peaceful
Just saw you on the news. Pretty cool stuff.
Nah bro my thalassophobia is kicking in I’m even scared to swim in a 30 feet lake cause I couldn’t see the bottom you never know what’s lurking underneath
Drifting away from the boat is what I’d be worried about- and sharks … jaws scarred me for life
You’re not alone. I’m not worried about sharks. What concerns me is the sea monsters we don’t know about!
Awesome video!! The first part with the creepy music made it so much better haha thalassophobia kicked in hard lol
Wow nice good water and clean water
I'm getting scared just by watching your video🤣
Very nice video, I would be a bit too afraid of a great white just suddenly popping up from the deep though.
Great whites don't tend to do that. The Jaws movies were more of a killer for them than they have ever been for us.
I get a kick out of people saying "Wow that's amazingly brave!". The odds of randomly encountering a shark when you are not actively seeking one out is about the same as landing a royal flush in a 5 card stud game (search on youtube you'll find the video). The ocean is a big place.
The unknown is one of many people's biggest fears. Death, is perhqps the biggest unknown, and losing your fear of it is one of the most liberating things you can do.
First of all its not fear of being attacked by a shark necessarily but rather the fear of something lurking deep, this massive space below you where anything can lie. There are probably thousands of creatures below him at that point, all too far to see, many that don't even see the light from the sun. Sure you know what a shark is and you its unlikely to encounter in that brief period of time, but when you're there knowledge you got from a book or on the internet is very different than actually being there, not really knowing 100% for sure that there isn't something around, something undiscovered, something unknown that could get you in your moment of exposure. Irrational fear and imagination is also very powerful and this kind of thing can scare the shit out of a lot of people, even if there's nothing around for miles. Bravery is about doing something despite being afraid, the mind is more terrifying than any shark. When I was a kid I used to be deathly afraid of deep swimming pools because my imagination always played on me, that there was something swimming behind or below me when I closed my eyes, to the point where I would jump out the pool and reassure myself it wasn't real. I still feel the same fear when swimming in the ocean, except a pool is a controlled environment where you know for certain there's nothing there, in the open water its much harder to convince yourself that there's nothing to worry about. I actually have seen a black reef shark when scuba diving, the visibility was pretty decent near a small island I was diving near, and I saw it in the distance. It was a really cool experience and I wish it stayed around longer to watch it swim, but it swam off. I weirdly wasn't that afraid, it was exciting. I had my knife in my hand too in case it swam towards me and i was ready, not afraid, more ready for a fight. I'm sure if it was a great white I would have been shiitting myself, but my point is that sharks are scary for sure, the bigger ones especially so, but its the not knowing which is far more terrifying. The only thing that can really beat the unease of swimming in blue water with 12,000 ft of water below you, is a bunch of sharks swimming around you. That's the difference between the unsettling nature of the unknown, terror even if you can't control your emotions, and the actual danger of predators being near you. One is obviously much better than the other, but that doesn't mean swimming like this isn't fear inducing.
But really there is an ever present danger that comes with being out in the middle of the ocean like that, especially alone. A sail boat like that, it doesn't take much for a simple trip to end in disaster. There's more than animals to fear about the ocean, and the isolation means help is far away.
All this being said, I can't' imagine the abject terror of being in shark infested waters, that's fucking terrifying.
@@brandonporter6223 Thanks for sharing this truly epic comment. It's a fact that we have very little clue as to what lurks in the depths of the ocean. It's amazing how little we know! Cheers!
Sharks DO IN FACT follow boats, ships because they often get a feed. Just an additional point to make. From a previous diving instructor 😌👍😎
@@Routesofchange "One who fears death never truly lives. One who is not afraid of death never truly dies."
One of my deepest fears .
I respect you
Thank you. I respect you and your fear.
Dude, I think you’re really cool. I would NEVER have done that, I got an eerie feeling in my whole body just from watching your video. Swimming like that is really impressive to me.
Thanks man. You should check out my series.
@@Routesofchange sure will :)
A few years ago me and my bf took a boat out to a tiny island outcrop off the Balearics. Basically just a vertical column of rock. There was a beautiful cave that we went swimming in. I swam out of the cave and the rock face just fell away vertically down to nothing. I have never been so freaked out. Even thinking about it now makes my toes curl! *shudders* I can smile about it now. ....just
@@hopebgood I can really build a picture in my head from your description, that’s really an event where nightmares are born!
Seriously can’t even watch the video without feeling anxious and dizzy like, definitely a fear of deep ocean with not knowing what is beneath you freaks me out! My biggest fear would be seeing a dark figure moving beneath you like some sort of sea monster or even just hearing it make a roar!
Facing your fears in a safe space is a good thing to do. :)
@@Routesofchange that isn’t safe tho, something unknown could of eaten you 👀😂
Watching this very late, I hope I'll take my dive easily in my nightmare as you did yours
So dope
Love the channel. Great scenery in an otherwise drab world. Oh to be young, healthy, and carefree. Hard to believe how clean the hall of the boat is - at least above the waterline.
Thanks! It was painted well.
I would rather swim in a 20 foot deep fish tank full of sharks and jelly fish.... then have to swim in the middle of the deep deep ocean. Very very brave this is one of my biggest fears.
How is that scary if u can swim.u can swim in any body of water
@@jeviasgodasmywitness6753 Not the fact I can swim. IF i was in a boat I would still freak tf out. Its a phobia for a reason. I would feel more at peace being in that tank then over water that deep
I could absolutely never .. I’d probably be able to jump in .. but the moment I look down, my heart would stop
How do you avoid storms, bad weather an other difficulties?
Weather forecasts help but you never avoid all difficulties and storms.
This is exactly the video that I wanted to watch and was curious about. This really gives me goosebump. Thanks for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for the comment.
Imagine taking a dive into the ocean, and suddenly - due to some kind of current - you see your boat drifting away from you, and you cant keep up. Just imagine the amount of dispair and panic you would feel.
I have imagined that. This is why I tie a rope around my ankle when I'm alone out there...
How he stands on ocean surface water and not drowning
I fast forwarded the video so you can get on the boat as soon as possible.
The music made this more unnerving, nice video btw
The vivid blue is amazing. You can just put the camera right by the surface or facing down the deep for hours of raw footage. That would be incredible. There's a serious lack of such footage on the internet of quality.
I will share some in the future. Thanks
Not a fish in sight. This looks so fun btw!
That looks amazing.
That’s horrifying and beautiful at the same time.. it’s all fun and games till Cathulu comes up and nibbles on your toes
This guy is amazing
You jumped and my heart popped out
I hope you were able to pop it back in. :)
That F*cking boat keeps making me jump. I keep thinking its a monster coming towards you! 😂
Man that’s amazing
Wowww so beautiful and majestic 💫💫✨, it's just Hollywood that makes the ocean scary looks scary, putting fake big hungry sharks, and monsters now I'm 26 old and still have the thoughts that if I jumped like he did, a shark would come right after me lol, in fact, it's really inspiring and nerve calming observing this ocean
That look really really fun 🤩
Soooooo amazing beautiful ocean 😍😍😍😍🏝
Wow I got to say he’s brave to do that one!!!
It’s beautiful and clear my sea is clear but not bright blue that amazing
What if a shark comes out from no where
Most sharks have been killed for sharkfin soup and the chances are slim that one would come out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean and nibble on me. It's probably more likely that you die in a car accident. Our fears are seldom very rational.
A fear many people have is of vast deep water. Even kids are scared a “shark” will get them in the deep side of a swimming pool. Out this deep and far, sharks aren’t really a major concern. You’re in far more danger on the beach, and even on the beach the chances of you coming across a shark are extremely small. Moreover, the chance of you getting bit is a small percentage of the already small percentage of you coming across the shark in the first place. The species you should be concerned about are hundreds to thousands of feet down. A shark encounter would be pretty rare out here and the waters so clear, they more then likely wouldn’t come very close. Sharks are actually pretty smart and can tell that we as humans aren’t a good food source.
There’s many documentaries out of Australia where Aussie’s will sail out to the deep and purposely find sharks and then jump into the water with them with no cage. They obviously never bother the person and the person doesn’t bother the shark or entice them with bloody meat like you see with the dudes in the cages. It’s pretty interesting actually. They’ll circle and check you out like dolphins, whales, and other species might, but their instinct kicks in and they see how “skinny” we are. It’s not worth their time. Hints why surfers that get bit are in shallow ‘murky’ water and the shark stops attacking after the first bite or “bump”. We’re just not desirable to most carnivores in the ocean unless the shark is 100% desperate for anything to eat which again, is extremely rare. Sharks follow food.
But anyways, it is scary at first because everything you watch vilifies sharks and the deep ocean. Like, some crazy huge Megalodon or the Locc Ness monster is going to come up and swallow you whole. Some people feel like somethings watching them when they swim in the deep ocean and get that “tingly adrenaline”. I didn’t have that feeling, but it was a little nerve racking because it’s SO BIG.
But it’s really not that bad when you jump in. You DO realize just how small you are though which is a pretty eye opening experience. It’s weird that outside of the water you don’t feel that way, but when you get in and look down into the water, it’s this feeling of vulnerability and smallness. It makes you appreciate life way more. I encourage everyone to do this once, even if your anxiety is overwhelming (and it’s okay to have that anxiety). But once you do it once, you’ll want to do it a million more times.
Google the video of the Seattle girl who had her whole leg chewed off by a shark. They were in a cruise ship, off the coast of Chile I think, about the same distance from shore as this dude. Half way between Hawaii and San Francisco, is definitely not "no shark territory". That's their main route!
Bravest thing ever... Did you had any fear of Shark, even for a second???
Not many sharks out there anymore, but I do fear the unknown sea monsters!
Excellent choice of music…
Nice one man❤️Its my dream to swim in ocean ...but get really scared when I think about it ...but ya ,someday Iam gonna do it .Lots of love and respect from India🇮🇳
Thanks Durgesh. Lots of love and respect to you from the Ocean!
Did you have a life line for the just in case you got away from your boat?! Dude, you are brave!
Yes.
For some reason, I thought the music was coming from the ocean😂
I could definitely jump in in miles-deep water, but I think I would need to look to see what might be swimming beneath the boat with the GoPro first, lol.
The big things swim fast! :)
you are totally kookookachoo! I can't believe you jumped in the water no tether and no swim ladder! You are brave or crazy!
I'm both and proud of it....:)
@@Routesofchange That was awesome though totally terrifying !!!!
He is legend
:)
beautiful waters ...🤽♂🤽♀🌊
I'm not afraid of heights. I fly aircraft for fun, so altitude and the view from it is no big deal. I've swam in deep water just like that. Well not that deep, but pretty close. The perspective freaks your brain out. You know its safe, but there's just something that puts you on edge. Maybe its the nothing that does it. Still, Kudos man. Very few people get the chance, and when they do, very few jump.
Yeah at the time I don't think I was very afraid, but now that I've read all these comments I am more afraid whenever I go for a swim in deep water. Ha! Happy flying Robert!
@@Routesofchange why are you now afraid? What made you rethink of doing it?
@@johanmontoya5050 I don't know. I still do it but I hesitate more, maybe because there are more sharks where I am now.
Scary yet so beautiful
Wow… amazing
As a person who is scared of drowning and looking in deep waters this made me scared of watching you swim
amazing video is nice and strange swim in 4000 m deep water.
thanks
The perfect example of balls of steel that can float above 4000m of water.
The initial music was kinda unpleasant, but very well paired.
😀
Now I want to take a dip in the middle of the Pacific! Does not look that scary to me. Its just really deep and that makes it safer than shallow waters.
Ik I’m 1 year late but you are very very very brave
Thanks.
Seeing the empty water gives me so much anxiety right now lol
4000 meters, that's just over 13,100 feet deep. So wild how deep the oceans are man.
And they get twice as deep!
Wow it's so beautiful the ocean is ❤ But I'm not going to swim in the ocean or open deep water because that is the place of a hungry great white shark 🦈
idk how to describe it but just "only dream i have"
The water is hot or cold??
Here it was probably around 22 degrees celsius.
@@Routesofchange thanks
You are very brave! I'm afraid of deep water plus there could be sharks or jellyfish!
Wow. Thats really living it. I'm afraid shark movies have spoiled it a bit for me. But that water looks so good.
Shark fin soup has sadly removed much of the shark risk on the ocean.