Ram Explains The Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 53-year-old financial entrepreneur and extreme cold-water specialist Ram Barkai together with his hardy group of South Africans – Ryan Stramrood (37), Kieron Palframan (36), Toks Viviers (47) and Andrew Chin (41) – talks about his adventures at the bottom of the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ram Barkai, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood and Andrew Chin became the first swimmers to traverse around Cape Horn at the tip of South America today. Five South Africans from Cape Town faced uncertain and dangerous conditions and were punished by strong currents and rough seas. But with

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew Chin (41), Ram Barkai (53), Toks Viviers (47), Kieron Palframan (36) and Ryan Stramrood (37) from South Africa successfully completed the first of their three tough swims in their Patagonia Extreme Cold Swim Challenge. Unbelievably impressive and it has just begun. In the remote Patagonian region of South