Jan 052010

A new year begins, bringing new adventures, new beginnings, the opening of new doors and propelling us one step closer to fulfilling our dreams. Most of us in the northern hemisphere start the new year bundled up in the warmth to escape the frigid temperatures and winter storms. Not so for the Polar Bear Club dippers, who strip down and plunge into icy waters to raise money for various charitable organizations. Here is an invigorating video posted on iReport for CNN of the Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 1, 2010.