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Lewis Pugh: How I swam the North Pole
Luiss Pjū peldas Ziemeļpolā
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Luiss Pjū runā par savu rekordu pārspējušo peldējumu pāri Ziemeļpolam. Viņš drosmīgi stājās pretī ledainajiem ūdeņiem (ģērbies "Speedo" peldbiksēs) ar mērķi pievērst uzmanību kūstošajam polārajam ledum. Skatieties apbrīnojamo sižetu ar komentāriem par to, kā ir peldēt patiesi ledainā ūdenī.
Lewis Pugh - Coldwater swimmer
Pushing his body through epic cold-water swims, Lewis Gordon Pugh wants to draw attention to our global climate. He's just back from swimming in a meltwater lake on the slopes of Mount Everest. Full bio
Pushing his body through epic cold-water swims, Lewis Gordon Pugh wants to draw attention to our global climate. He's just back from swimming in a meltwater lake on the slopes of Mount Everest. Full bio
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Today I want to talk to you about
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Šodien es vēlos jums pastāstīt par
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swimming across the North Pole,
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peldēšanu pāri Ziemeļpolam,
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across the most northern place in the whole world.
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pāri pasaulē vistālāk ziemeļos esošajai vietai.
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And perhaps the best place to start is with my late father.
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Un, iespējams, labākais, ar ko sākt, ir ar manu nelaiķa tēvu.
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He was a great storyteller.
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Viņš bija lielisks stāstnieks.
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He could tell a story about an event,
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Viņš spēja par notikumiem pastāstīt tā,
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and so you felt you were absolutely there at the moment.
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ka tu sajuties tā, it kā pats tajā brīdī būtu tur.
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And one of the stories he told me so often when I was a young boy
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Viens no stāstiem, ko viņš man stāstīja tik bieži, kad es vēl biju bērns,
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was of the first British atomic bomb test.
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bija par britu pirmo atombumbas izmēģinājumu.
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He had been there and watched it go off.
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Viņš bija klāt un redzēja, kā tā pacēlās.
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And he said that the explosion was so loud
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Viņš teica, ka sprādziens bija tik skaļš
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and the light was so intense,
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un gaisma tik spilgta,
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that he actually had to put his hands in front of his face to protect his eyes.
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ka viņam ar rokām bija jāaizsedz seja, lai pasargātu acis.
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And he said that he could actually see an x-ray
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Viņš teica, ka varējis redzēt savus pirkstus
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of his fingers,
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kā rentgenā,
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because the light was so bright.
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tik spoža bija šī gaisma.
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And I know that watching that atomic bomb going off
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Es zinu, ka atombumbas pacelšanās brīža skatam
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had a very, very big impact on my late father.
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bija ļoti, ļoti liels iespaids uz manu nelaiķa tēvu.
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Every holiday I had as a young boy
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Bērnībā katras brīvdienas es pavadīju
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was in a national park.
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nacionālajā parkā.
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What he was trying to do with me was to inspire me
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Tēvs mani centās pamudināt
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to protect the world,
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aizsargāt pasauli
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and show me just how fragile the world is.
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un parādīt, cik tā patiesībā ir trausla.
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He also told me about the great explorers.
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Viņš man arī stāstīja par lielajiem atklājējiem.
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He loved history. He would tell me about Captain Scott
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Viņu aizrāva vēsture. Viņš man stāstīja par kapteini Skotu,
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walking all the way to the South Pole
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kurš kājām devās uz Dienvidpolu,
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and Sir Edmund Hillary climbing up Mount Everest.
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un par seru Edmundu Hilariju, kurš uzkāpa Everestā.
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And so ever since I think I was just six years old,
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Un kopš tā brīža, šķiet man tobrīd bija tikai seši gadi,
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I dreamed of going to the polar regions.
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es sapņoju par došanos uz polārajiem apvidiem.
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I really, really wanted to go to the Arctic.
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Es tiešām, tiešām gribēju doties uz Arktiku.
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There was something about that place
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Tai vietā bija kas tāds,
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which drew me to it.
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kas mani piesaistīja.
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And, well, sometimes it takes a long time
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Un reizēm vajadzīgs ilgs laiks,
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for a dream to come true.
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lai sapnis piepildītos.
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But seven years ago, I went to the Arctic
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Taču pirms septiņiem gadiem es pirmo reizi
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for the first time.
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devos uz Arktiku.
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And it was so beautiful that I've been back there
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Un tā bija tik skaista, ka pēdējos 7 gadus
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ever since, for the last seven years.
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esmu tur atgriezies atkal un atkal.
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I love the place.
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Es mīlu šo vietu.
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But I have seen that place change
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Taču esmu redzējis, kā šī vieta neaprakstāmi
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beyond all description,
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mainās
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just in that short period of time.
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tikai šajā īsajā laika posmā.
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I have seen polar bears walking across very, very thin ice
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Esmu redzējis polāros lāčus, kas barības meklējumos
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in search of food.
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iet pa ļoti, ļoti plānu ledu.
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I have swum in front of glaciers
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Esmu peldējis garām šļūdoņiem,
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which have retreated so much.
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kas ir ļoti atkāpušies.
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And I have also, every year,
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Un katru gadu es arī
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seen less and less sea ice.
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redzu arvien mazāk un mazāk ledu.
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And I wanted the world to know what was happening up there.
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Es vēlējos, lai pasaule uzzina par to, kas tur notiek.
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In the two years before my swim,
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Divos gados pirms mana peldējuma
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23 percent of the arctic sea ice cover
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23% no arktiskās jūras ledus segas
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just melted away.
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vienkārši izkusa.
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And I wanted to really shake the lapels of world leaders
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Es vēlējos sapurināt pasaules vadītājus,
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to get them to understand what is happening.
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lai viņi beidzot saprast, kas notiek.
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So I decided to do this symbolic swim
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Tāpēc es izlēmu veikt šo simbolisko peldējumu
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at the top of the world, in a place which should be frozen over,
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pasaules pašā augšā, vietā, kurai būtu jābūt sasalušai,
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but which now is rapidly unfreezing.
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taču kura pašlaik ātri atkūst.
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And the message was very clear:
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Vēstījums bija ļoti skaidrs:
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Climate change is for real,
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Klimata pārmaiņas notiek pa īstam,
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and we need to do something about it.
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un mums kaut kas šajā sakarā jādara.
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And we need to do something about it right now.
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Mums nekavējoties jādara kaut kas šajā sakarā.
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Well, swimming across the North Pole,
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Peldēšana pāri Ziemeļpolam
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it's not an ordinary thing to do.
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nav visai ierasta lieta, ko darīt.
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I mean, just to put it in perspective,
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Salīdzinājumam,
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27 degrees is the temperature of a normal indoor swimming pool.
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27 grādi ir normāla iekštelpu peldbaseina temperatūra.
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This morning, the temperature of the English Channel was 18 degrees.
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Šorīt temperatūra Angļu kanālā bija 18 grādi.
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The passengers who fell off the Titanic
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Pasažieri, kas izkrita no Titānika,
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fell into water of just five degrees centigrade.
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iekrita ūdenī, kam bija tikai 5 grādi pēc Celsija.
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Fresh water freezes at zero.
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Tīrs ūdens sasalst nulle grādu temperatūrā.
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And the water at the North Pole is minus 1.7.
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Un ūdens Ziemeļpolā ir mīnus 1,7 grādu auksts.
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It's fucking freezing.
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Tas ir sasodīti ledains.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
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I'm sorry, but there is no other way to describe it.
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Atvainojiet, taču nav cita veida, kā to aprakstīt.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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And so I had to assemble an incredible team around me
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Man bija jāsavāc neticama komanda,
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to help me with this task.
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kas man palīdzētu šajā uzdevumā.
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I assembled this team of 29 people from 10 nations.
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Es to izveidoju no 29 cilvēkiem, kas bija pavisam no 10 valstīm.
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Some people think that swimming is a very solo sport,
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Daži cilvēki uzskata, ka peldēšana ir ļoti individuāls sporta veids,
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you just dive into the sea and off you go.
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jūs vienkārši ienirstat jūrā un aiziet.
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It couldn't be further from the truth for me.
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Manā gadījumā tas nevarēja būt vēl tālāk no patiesības.
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And I then went and did a huge amount of training,
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Tā nu es devos un ļoti daudz trenējos,
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swimming in icy water, backwards and forwards.
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peldot ledainā ūdenī, turp un atpakaļ.
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But the most important thing was to train my mind
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Taču vissvarīgāk bija trenēt manu prātu,
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to prepare myself for what was going to happen.
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lai sagatavotu sevi tam, kas notiks.
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And I had to visualize the swim.
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Man bija jāiztēlojas peldēšana.
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I had to see it from the beginning all the way to the end.
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Man bija tā jāredz no sākuma līdz pat beigām.
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I had to taste the salt water in my mouth.
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Man bija jāsajūt sāļā ūdens garša savā mutē.
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I had to see my coach screaming for me,
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Man bija jāierauga savs treneris, kas kliedz uz mani,
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"Come on Lewis! Come on! Go! Go! Go! Don't slow down!"
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"Aiziet, Luis! Aiziet! Uz priekšu! Uz priekšu! Uz priekšu! Nekavējies!"
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And so I literally swam across the North Pole
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Un tā nu es burtiski simtiem reižu
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hundreds and hundreds of times in my mind.
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savā prātā pārpeldēju Ziemeļpolu.
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And then, after a year of training, I felt ready.
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Un tad, pēc gada ilga treniņa, es jutos gatavs.
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I felt confident that I could actually
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Es jutos drošs, ka patiešām spēju
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do this swim.
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veikt šo peldējumu.
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So myself and the five members of the team,
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Es un vēl pieci komandas locekļi
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we hitched a ride on an icebreaker
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devāmies braucienā ar ledlauzi,
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which was going to the North Pole.
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kas devās uz Ziemeļpolu.
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And on day four, we decided to just do a quick
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Ceturtajā dienā mēs izlēmām veikt ātru
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five minute test swim.
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piecu minūšu ilgu izmēģinājuma peldējumu.
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I had never swum in water of minus 1.7 degrees before,
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Es nekad iepriekš nebiju peldējis mīnus 1,7 grādu aukstā ūdenī,
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because it's just impossible to train
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jo šāda veida apstākļos
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in those types of conditions.
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trenēties ir neiespējami.
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So we stopped the ship, as you do.
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Mēs apturējām kuģi.
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We all got down onto the ice,
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Mēs visi nokāpām uz ledus,
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and I then got into my swimming costume
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tad es uzģērbu savu peldkostīmu
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and I dived into the sea.
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un ieniru jūrā.
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I have never in my life felt anything
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Nekad savā dzīvē es nebiju juties tā,
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like that moment.
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kā tajā brīdī.
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I could barely breathe. I was gasping for air.
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Es tik tikko varēju paelpot. Es tvēru pēc gaisa.
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I was hyperventilating so much,
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Es tik ļoti strauji elpoju,
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and within seconds my hands were numb.
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un pēc dažām sekundēm manas rokas bija nejūtīgas.
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And it was -- the paradox is
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Ir paradokss,
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that you're in freezing cold water,
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ka, atrodoties stindzinoši aukstā ūdenī,
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but actually you're on fire.
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tu patiesībā jūties kā ugunī.
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I swam as hard as I could for five minutes.
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Piecas minūtes es peldēju cik vien spēju.
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I remember just trying to get out of the water.
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Es atceros, kā centos izkļūt no ūdens.
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I climbed out of the ice.
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Es uzkāpu uz ledus.
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And I remember taking the goggles off my face
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Atceros, ka, noņemot no sejas aizsargbrilles
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and looking down at my hands in sheer shock,
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un paskatoties uz savām rokām, es biju pilnībā satriekts,
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because my fingers
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jo mani pirksti
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had swollen so much that they were like sausages.
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bija tik ļoti pietūkuši, ka izskatījās kā desas.
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And they were swollen so much, I couldn't even close them.
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Un tie bija tik ļoti pietūkuši, ka es tos pat nevarēju saliekt.
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What had happened is that we are made partially of water,
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Lieta tāda, ka mēs daļēji esam veidoti no ūdens,
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and when water freezes it expands.
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un, kad ūdens sasalst, tas izplešas.
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And so what had actually happened is
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Notika tas,
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that the cells in my fingers had frozen and expanded.
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ka šūnas manos pirkstos sasala un izpletās.
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And they had burst. And I was in so much agony.
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Tie uztūka un tās bija prātam neaptveramas sāpes.
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I immediately got rushed onto the ship and into a hot shower.
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Es nekavējoties tiku nogādāts uz kuģi un karstā dušā.
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And I remember standing underneath the hot shower
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Un es atceros, ka stāvēju zem karstās dušas
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and trying to defrost my fingers.
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un centos atsildīt savus pirkstus.
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And I thought, in two days' time, I was going to do this swim across the North Pole.
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Un es nodomāju, pēc divām dienām man jāveic peldējums pāri Ziemeļpolam.
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I was going to try and do a 20-minute swim,
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Man vajadzēs mēģināt veikt 20 minūšu peldējumu
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for one kilometer across the North Pole.
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viena kilometra garumā pāri Ziemeļpolam.
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And this dream which I had had ever since I was a young boy
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Un šis sapnis, kurš man bija kopš tā laika, kad vēl biju mazs puika
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with my father, was just going out the window.
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kopā ar tēvu, bija tikpat kā kaķim zem astes.
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There is no possibility that this was going to happen.
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Tas nekādi nevarēja notikt.
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And I remember then getting out of the shower
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Atceros, ka, iznākot no dušas,
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and realizing I couldn't even feel my hands.
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es sapratu, ka nejūtu pat savas rokas.
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And for a swimmer, you need to feel your hands
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Peldētājam ir jājūt savas rokas,
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because you need to be able to grab the water
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jo jums vajag spēt sagrābt ūdeni
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and pull it through with you.
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un izstumt sevi tam cauri.
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The next morning, I woke up
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Nākamajā rītā es pamodos
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and I was in such a state of depression,
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un es biju tik nomākts,
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and all I could think about was Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
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viss, par ko spēju domāt, bija sers Ranulfs Fainss.
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For those of you who don't know him, he's the great British explorer.
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Tiem, kas par viņu nezina, viņš ir izcils britu pētnieks.
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A number of years ago, he tried to ski all the way to the North Pole.
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Pirms vairākiem gadiem viņš centās aizslēpot līdz Ziemeļpolam.
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He accidentally fell through the ice into the sea.
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Negadījuma pēc viņš ielūza jūras ledū.
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And after just three minutes in that water,
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Un pēc tikai trim minūtēm šādā ūdenī,
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he was able
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viņš bija spējīgs
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to get himself out.
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tikt no tā ārā.
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And his hands were so badly frostbitten
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Viņa rokas bija tik traki apsaldētas,
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that he had to return to England.
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ka viņam bija jāatgriežas Anglijā.
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He went to a local hospital and there they said,
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Viņš devās uz vietējo slimnīcu un tur viņam pateica,
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"Ran, there is no possibility
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"Ren, tavus pirkstus
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of us being able to save these fingers.
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nav iespējams saglābt.
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We are going to actually have to take them off."
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Mums tie būs jānogriež."
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And Ran decided to go into his tool shed
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Rens nolēma aiziet uz savu darbarīku šķūni,
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and take out a saw
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paņemt zāģi
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and do it himself.
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un izdarīt to pats.
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And all I could think of was, if that happened to Ran after three minutes,
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Viss, par ko es spēju domāt, bija, ja ar Renu tas notika pēc trim minūtēm,
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and I can't feel my hands after five minutes,
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un es nejūtu savas rokas pēc piecām minūtēm,
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what on earth is going to happen if I try 20 minutes?
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kas gan notiks, ja es mēģināšu to darīt 20 minūtes?
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At the very best, I'm going to end up losing some fingers.
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Labākajā gadījumā viss beigsies ar to, ka zaudēšu dažus pirkstus.
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And at worst, I didn't even want to think about it.
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Sliktākajā gadījumā, es pat nevēlējos par to domāt.
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We carried on sailing through the ice packs towards the North Pole.
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Mēs turpinājām kuģot caur ledus gabaliem uz Ziemeļpolu.
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And my close friend David, he saw the way I was thinking,
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Mans tuvs draugs Deivids, viņš saprata, par ko es domāju.
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and he came up to me and he said, "Lewis,
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Viņš pienāca pie manis un teica, "Luis,
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I've known you since you were 18 years old.
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es tevi pazīstu kopš tev bija 18 gadu.
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I've known you, and I know, Lewis,
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Es tevi pazīstu, un es zinu, Luis,
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deep down, right deep down here,
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dziļi sevī, ļoti dziļi sevī,
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that you are going to make this swim.
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ka tu spēsi veikt šo peldējumu.
08:31
I so believe in you Lewis. I've seen the way you've been training.
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Es ticu tev, Luis. Es esmu redzējis, kā tu trenējies.
08:34
And I realize the reason why you're going to do this.
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Es apzinos iemeslu, kāpēc tu vēlies to darīt.
08:37
This is such an important swim.
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Šis ir ļoti svarīgs peldējums.
08:40
We stand at a very, very important moment in this history,
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Mēs atrodamies ļoti, ļoti svarīgā vēsturiskā brīdī,
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and you're going to make a symbolic swim here
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un tu veiksi šo simbolisku peldējumu,
08:47
to try to shake the lapels of world leaders.
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lai pievērstu pasaules vadītāju uzmanību.
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Lewis, have the courage to go in there,
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Luis, saņem drosmi to darīt,
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because we are going to look after you every moment of it."
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jo mēs tevi visu laiku uzmanīsim.
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And I just, I got so much confidence from him saying that,
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Kad viņš to pateica, es saņēmu tik daudz pašpārliecības,
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because he knew me so well.
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jo viņš mani tik labi pazina.
09:02
So we carried on sailing and we arrived at the North Pole.
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Mēs turpinājām kuģot un ieradāmies Ziemeļpolā.
09:05
And we stopped the ship,
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Mēs apturējām kuģi,
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and it was just as the scientists had predicted.
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un viss bija, kā zinātnieki bija paredzējuši.
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There were open patches of sea everywhere.
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Visapkārt jūrā bija atklāti laukumi.
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And I went down into my cabin
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Es nokāpu lejā savā kajītē
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and I put on my swimming costume.
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un uzvilku peldkostīmu.
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And then the doctor strapped on a chest monitor,
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Tad uz krūškurvja man ārsts piestiprināja monitoru,
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which measures my core body temperature
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kas mērīja mana ķermeņa iekšējo temperatūru
09:20
and my heart rate.
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un pulsu.
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And then we walked out onto the ice.
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Tad mēs devāmies ārā uz ledus.
09:25
And I remember looking into the ice,
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Es atceros, kā skatījos ledū.
09:29
and there were big chunks of white ice in there,
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Tur bija lieli baltā ledus gabali,
09:31
and the water was completely black.
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un ūdens bija pilnīgi melns.
09:35
I had never seen black water before.
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Es nekad iepriekš nebiju redzējis melnu ūdeni.
09:37
And it is 4,200 meters deep.
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Tur bija 4200 metru dziļš.
09:41
And I said to myself, "Lewis, don't look left, don't look right.
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Es sev teicu, "Luis, neskaties ne pa kreisi, ne pa labi.
09:44
Just scuttle forward and go for it."
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Tikai kulies uz priekšu un izdari to."
09:48
And so I now want to show you a short video
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Un tagad es vēlos jums parādīt īsu video
09:50
of what happened there on the ice.
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par to, kas notika tur, uz ledus.
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Narrator (Video): We're just sailing out of harbor now, and it's at this stage
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Stāstītājs (Video): Mēs pašlaik kuģojam ārā no ostas, un ir tas posms,
10:12
when one can have a bit of a wobble mentally.
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kad cilvēks garīgi var nedaudz nodrebēt.
10:15
Everything just looks so gray around here,
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Viss apkārt izskatās tik pelēks
10:19
and looks so cold.
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un tik auksts.
10:56
We've just seen our first polar bears.
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Mēs tikko redzējām pirmos polārlāčus.
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It was absolutely magical.
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Tas bija pilnīgi pasakaini.
11:00
A mother and a cub, such a beautiful sight.
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Māte un mazulis, tik skaists skats.
11:02
And to think that in 30, 40 years
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Iedomājoties, ka nākamajos 30 — 40 gados
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they could become extinct.
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tie var izmirt.
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It's a very frightening, very, very frightening thought.
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Tā ir ļoti biedējoša, ļoti, ļoti biedējoša doma.
11:35
We're finally at the North Pole. This is
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Beidzot mēs esam Ziemeļpolā.
11:37
months and months and months of dreaming to get here,
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Mēnešiem ilgi esam sapņojuši par nokļūšanu šeit,
11:40
years of training and planning and preparation.
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gadiem ilgi treniņi un plānošana, un gatavošanās.
11:44
Ooh. In a couple of hours' time I'm going to get in here and do my swim.
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Pēc pāris stundām es šeit ielēkšu un veikšu savu peldējumu.
11:47
It's all a little bit frightening,
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Tas viss ir nedaudz biedējoši
11:49
and emotional.
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un saviļņojoši.
12:31
Amundson, you ready? Amudson: Ready.
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Amundson, gatavs? Amundsons: Gatavs.
12:43
Lewis Pugh: Ten seconds to swim. Ten seconds to swim.
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Luiss Pjū: Līdz peldējumam 10 sekundes. Līdz peldējumam 10 sekundes.
15:11
Take the goggles off. Take the goggles off!
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Noņem brilles. Noņem brilles!
15:30
Man: Take the shoes. Take the shoes.
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Vīrietis: Paņem kurpes. Paņem kurpes.
15:33
Well done lad! You did it! You did it Lewis!
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Lieliski, puis! Tu to izdarīji! Luis, tu to izdarīji!
15:36
You did it! You did it man!
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Tu to izdarīji! Vecīt, tu to izdarīji!
16:01
LP: How on earth did we do that?
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LP: Kā gan mēs to izdarījām?
16:03
Man: Against the current! You did it against the current!
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Vīrietis: Pret straumi! Tu to izdarīji pret straumi!
16:08
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
16:23
LP: Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
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LP: Liels paldies. Liels paldies.
16:26
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
16:32
Thank you so much.
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Liels paldies jums.
16:34
Audience: Encore!
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Publika: Atkārtot!
16:36
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
16:38
LP: I'd just like to end off by just saying this:
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LP: Es vēlētos beigt ar šiem vārdiem:
16:40
It took me four months again to feel my hands.
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Man bija nepieciešami četri mēneši, lai atkal sajustu savas rokas.
16:43
But was it worth it? Yes, absolutely it was.
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Taču vai tas bija tā vērts? Jā, pilnīgi noteikti.
16:45
There are very, very few people who don't know now
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Tagad ir ļoti, ļoti maz cilvēku, kas nezina
16:48
about what is happening in the Arctic.
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par to, kas notiek Arktikā.
16:50
And people ask me, "Lewis, what can we do about climate change?"
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Un cilvēki man jautā, "Luis, ko mēs varam darīt pret klimata pārmaiņām?"
16:53
And I say to them,
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Un es viņiem saku,
16:55
I think we need to do three things.
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manuprāt, mums jādara trīs lietas.
16:57
The first thing we need to do is we need to break this problem down
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Pirmkārt, mums šī problēma ir jāsadala
17:00
into manageable chunks.
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izpildāmās daļās.
17:02
You saw during that video all those flags.
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Jūs video redzējāt visus šos karogus.
17:05
Those flags represented the countries
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Šie karogi simbolizēja valstis,
17:08
from which my team came from.
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no kurām nāca mana komanda.
17:10
And equally, when it comes to climate change,
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Un, kad runa ir par klimata pārmaiņām,
17:12
every single country is going to have to make cuts.
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ikvienai valstij būs jārīkojas.
17:16
Britain, America, Japan,
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Lielbritānijai, Amerikai, Japānai,
17:18
South Africa, the Congo.
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Dienvidāfrikai, Kongo.
17:20
All of us together, we're all on the same ship together.
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Mēs visi kopā, mēs visi esam uz viena un tā paša kuģa.
17:24
The second thing we need to do is
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Otrkārt,
17:26
we need to just look back
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mums tikai jāpaskatās atpakaļ
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at how far we have come
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cik tālu mēs esam nonākuši
17:30
in such a short period of time.
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tik īsā laika sprīdī.
17:32
I remember, just a few years ago, speaking about climate change,
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Es atceros, ka tikai pirms pāris gadiem, runājot par klimata pārmaiņām,
17:35
and people heckling me in the back
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cilvēki mani pārtrauca
17:37
and saying it doesn't even exist.
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un apgalvoja, ka tādu pārmaiņu nemaz nav.
17:40
I've just come back from giving a series of speeches
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Es tikko esmu atgriezies no lekcijām, kuras vadīju
17:43
in some of the poorest townships in South Africa
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dažās no Dienvidāfrikas nabadzīgākajām pilsētām
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to young children as young as 10 years old.
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apmēram 10 gadus veciem bērniem.
17:49
Four or five children sitting behind a desk,
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Četri vai pieci bērni sēž pie galda,
17:52
and even in those poorest conditions,
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un pat šajos sliktajos apstākļos
17:55
they all have a very, very good grasp
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viņiem visiem ir ļoti, ļoti laba saprašana
17:58
of climate change.
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par klimata pārmaiņām.
18:00
We need to believe in ourselves.
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Mums jānotic pašiem sev.
18:02
Now is the time to believe.
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Nu ir pienācis laiks noticēt.
18:04
We've come a long way. We're doing good.
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Mēs esam veikuši tālu ceļu. Mums labi sokas.
18:07
But the most important thing we must do
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Taču, manuprāt, vissvarīgākā lieta, kas mums
18:09
is, I think, we must all walk to the end of our lives
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jādara, ir jādodas līdz pat dzīves beigām
18:13
and turn around, and ask ourselves a most fundamental question.
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un jāpagriežas, un jāuzdod sev visbūtiskākais jautājums.
18:18
And that is, "What type of world do we want to live in,
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Proti, "Kādā pasaulē mēs vēlamies dzīvot,
18:23
and what decision are we going to make today
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un kādu lēmumu mēs šodien pieņemsim,
18:26
to ensure that we all live
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lai nodrošinātu dzīvi
18:28
in a sustainable world?"
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ilgtspējīgā pasaulē?"
18:31
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very, very much.
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Dāmas un kungi, liels paldies jums.
18:33
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lewis Pugh - Coldwater swimmerPushing his body through epic cold-water swims, Lewis Gordon Pugh wants to draw attention to our global climate. He's just back from swimming in a meltwater lake on the slopes of Mount Everest.
Why you should listen
Lewis Gordon Pugh loves to pioneer new swimming routes around or between landmarks once thought unswimmable. In 2006, he swam the drought-stricken Thames; also that year he became the first swimmer to do a long-distance swim in all five oceans of the world. The following year, he made the first long-distance swim across the North Pole -- where climate change made the ice temporarily disappear. Heading into the second decade of his swimming career, he's regarded as the greatest cold-water swimmer in history.
His swims have given him a sea-level view of our planet, and inspired him to do his bit to help preserve it. He left a career in maritime law to become a public speaker on environmental issues with his group, Polar Defence Project -- and of course to plan more astonishing swims and treks. In September 2008, Pugh and Robbie Hedgus kayaked across the Arctic Ocean into the polar ice pack, to raise awareness of the thinning sea ice and the dangers of climate change in the Arctic and across the world. And at the end of May 2010 he swam 1 kilometer across Pumori, a meltwater lake situated next to the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest, at an altitude of 5300 meters, to draw attention to the melting of the Asian glaciers. He completed the swim -- the highest any person has undertaken -- in less than 23 minutes. "Glaciers are not just ice: they are a lifeline, they provide water to 2 billion people, and we need to protect them," he says.
Lewis Pugh | Speaker | TED.com