Surfer grows an 'ice-beard' after braving below zero temperatures
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Daniel Schetter grew up surfing on Lake Superior in Michigan, US, and wears a wet-suit designed to withstand the freezing temperatures of -31 C with wind-chill. Photographer Devon Hains, 24,
told how his friend got a numb face and was in a little pain by the time he finished the surfing session, with icicles hanging from his beard and eyebrows. He said: "We were there from
about 1pm-4.30pm, leaving as the sun was setting. "Dan was hoping to get an ice beard going since it was so cold outside, -31 degrees C with the wind chill factor. "Perfect
conditions to grow an ice beard. "He's been surfing for well over 20 years on Lake Superior and the surrounding Great Lakes. "He grew up in near Marquette and knows the waters
well and surfs year round. "The cold doesn't seem to bother him as much as people would think for a man covered in ice.