Of the english channel. Now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have been undertaken by my guest today, lewis pugh. Why does he do it . To focus attention on the Climate Crisis and its impact on our blue planet. His death defying exploits have won him political access from Downing Street to the kremlin. But is the response too little, too late . Lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much. Its great to have you on the show. Here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, youll be back in your trunks on another Marathon Swim youve Just Announced youre going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in New York City at the time of the un General Assembly. Its a massive undertaking. Do these things get easier with experience and with time . Mentally easier. Physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. Because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your30s. Youre now into your 50s. J
lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s great to have you on the show. here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, you ll be back in your trunks on another marathon swim you ve just announced you re going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in new york city at the time of the un general assembly. it s a massive undertaking. do these things get easier with experience and with time? mentally easier. physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your305. you re now into your 50s. just physically, how demanding is this one going to be? i think it s going to be very, very demanding. i mean, it s a long it s a long swim. we think it s going to take me 30 days. the big challenge is obviously, the hudson s got rocks, there are rapids to begin with so, you know, you hit a rock, your swim can end very, very quickly and
lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s great to have you on the show. here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, you ll be back in your trunks on another marathon swim you ve just announced you re going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in new york city at the time of the un general assembly. it s a massive undertaking. do these things get easier with experience and with time? mentally easier. physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your30s. you re now into your 50s. just physically, how demanding is this one going to be? i think it s going to be very, very demanding. i mean, it s a long it s a long swim. we think it s going to take me 30 days. the big challenge is obviously, the hudson s got rocks, there are rapids to begin with so, you know, you hit a rock, your swim can end very, very quickly and
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