Swimming with the Devil see 1:10

The closest to death I ve ever been Devil s Pool at the top of Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia. January 2, 2010. The spot we re all sitting in is called Devil s Pool, hence the video name. To reach it, we first took a small boat to Livingstone island: a tiny island near the edge of Victoria Falls. We then swam across the top of the falls for about 20 minutes, stopping every few meters to swim directly up stream because the current would drag us closer to the edge as we tried to swim perpendicular. The three black men (the two sitting on either side and the third holding my camera) were the guides we hired through our hotel (the Zambezi Sun) and some of the bravest souls I ve ever met. I can t remember exactly how much but I think it was 50 each, and well worth the investment. There were other locals who would take us for less, but inexperienced guides get tourists killed, which had happened the week. The guides knew exactly where to swim across the top of the falls