Freediving is as pure as it gets for ocean exploration. Similar to the simplicity and danger of rock climbing’s free soloing, freediving strips an individual down to the essentials: wetsuit, goggles, and lungs of steel.
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Guillaume Néry, who’s been diving since he was 14, continues to push the sport to new depths. In 2004, he broke the world record with a 315-foot dive and then broke it once again the next year by 13 feet. In addition to his record-breaking dives, Néry has an eye for cinema. His latest piece, One Breath Around the World is a breath-taking underwater journey that takes him to the seafloor of Japan, Finland, Mexico, France, and the Philippines.
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stash member Katie Lozancich
TGR Staff Writer and photographer. Fond of bikes, pow, and dogs. Originally from Northern CA, home for me has ranged from the PNW to a teepee in Grand Teton National Park.
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