Photo via EarthWatch Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute , a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for Earthwatch initiatives. There is nothing like a deadline to galvanize the mind. The final hurdle before attempting my English Channel crossing was the prospect of a marathon six hour qualifying swim. This presented two major challenges. Firstly, I’ve never spent more than two and a half hours in the sea. And even that… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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