By Ryan Stramrood
‘It’s simply not human!’ a passenger proclaims loudly, aghast as to what she is witnessing.
Ryan Stramrood stands at the top of the gangway stairs that are lowered down the side of an ocean liner in one of the coldest, most hostile places on Earth – Antarctica. He wears only a small Speedo costume, goggles and a swim cap.
Pushing boundaries beyond what humans can survive
Over a hundred passengers, wearing thick layers of insulation to protect from the bitter cold, are leaning over the ship’s railing on the upper decks, cheering and desperate to get a glimpse, in morbid fascination, of what is about to happen.
What Ryan is about to attempt could potentially push boundaries beyond what humans can survive. The water temperature a deadly -1° Celsius; the distance to swim an impossible one mile.
Only a few years earlier, Ryan was a self-proclaimed couch potato. A 30-year-old salesman and father, navigating life quite successfully, albeit neatly confined in his comfort zone. Today he is a multiple Guinness World Record holder, rated globally as one of the top 50 extreme swimming athletes in the world, and a sought-after international inspirational speaker.
This fascinating story tells the incredible tales of Ryan’s journey and spirit. The inspiration and learnings each and every one of us will take from this highly relatable book are simply invaluable. We can all learn to Push Past Impossible.
“The way Ryan has chosen to live this one precious life is nothing short of inspirational.“
– Lewis Pugh
About the author
At 30 years of age, Ryan Stramrood, the author of Push Past Impossible, was very much the average Joe South African. A dad, a partner and a small business owner. Yet today, in his 40s, he is revered as one of the top extreme endurance and ice water swimmers in the world.
With three Guinness World Records to his name, he has embarked on a fascinating journey from the comfort of his own couch to the world’s toughest and most deadly swimming challenges undertaken in some of the most inhospitable places on the planet.
Through his frequent exposure to, and survival of, deadly ice water situations, Ryan has slowly unlocked a unique understanding of the mind. Not just an understanding of how powerful it is, but rather an eye-opening account to some of the great mental paradoxes we all deal with subconsciously, and which ultimately dictate the direction of our lives.
- PUBLISHER | Tracey McDonald Publishers |
- ISBN | 978-1-920707-39-2 |
- Recommended Retail Price | R275.00 |
- Classification | Viewpoint |
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