NSP:259 Diving and Thriving with a Disability (in Norway) | Jørgen Jenssen

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Interview with Jørgen Jenssen

Todays interview is with Jørgen Jenssen from Norway! An exceptionally successful competitive spearo, he has overcome a serious metabolic disorder which leaves him heavily fatigued all the time. Hear how discovering freediving and spearfishing changed his life and opened him up to a whole new world and how he wants to help change it for others. Learn about the best eating fish in Norway, the best hunts and locations and stories from a spearo that lives and breathes spearfishing! Norway is a bucket list destination for so many people, get an insiders perspective on this dream spearing destination!

If you have any spearfishing gear to donate to Jørgen, contact @ArcticSpearo on Instagram.

Important times

• 00:13 Intro
• 05:15 Welcome Jørgen!
• 07:10 Spearfishing changed my life
• 11:05 Tell us about your disability
• 16:25 Going from dark winter diving to winning competitions!
• 21:45 Target species in Norway
• 23:10 What is your dive process?
• 25:30 How to read conditions and find fish in Norway
• 30:10 Dive conditions, wrecks and artificial reefs
• 35:05 Best fish in Norway
• 38:05 Struggles learning to dive
• 40:40 Kelp forest in Norway
• 45:20 Cold water problems
• 48:20 Memorable fish
• 51:55 Favourite species to hunt
• 53:30 Competitive spearfishing vs lifestyle spearfishing
• 57:55 Best eating fish in Norway - Tuna of the North!
• 01:00:35 Shot placement on Coalfish
• 01:03:20 Spearguns
• 01:07:00 Scary situations and funny stories
• 01:15:35 What's in your dive bag?
• 01:20:55 Spearo Q&A
• 01:26:00 Outro

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