They get in the lake every day, getting more and more acclimatized to the chilly temperatures with cold exposures. Which is how this bone-chilling photo was born:“Part of it is a battle between body and mind and finding that peaceful space with the discomfort,” McNaught told HuffPost Canada. They’ve had to cut through about five inches of ice to do the exposures as temperatures have dropped. With a group of like-minded friends, they’ve also had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows in the lake, using a chunk of ice as the fire’s base. “I enjoy discomfort, I enjoy testing my discipline,” McNaught says.

Source: Huffington Post December 21, 2020 22:41 UTC