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Olympic level athletics at sub zero temperatures require sacrifices of the body and History Archivessometimes the side effects of are down right heinous.

Alex Gregory is a highly decorated professional rower from Great Britain. The five time World Champion and two time Olympic gold medalist is part of a rowing expedition called The Polar Row.

The crew is rowing the waters of the Arctic on a mission to explore the Northern seas, collect environmental data, and raise money for charity.

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Rowing in freezing Arctic climates has some truly shocking side effects on the body. Gregory took to social media to share a photograph of his hands after a wet and grueling row.

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His swollen, wrinkled hands are genuinely a thing of nightmares.

Twitter reactions to his mangled mitts ranged from comedic to horrified:

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Sure, his hands might look like he's been dead for weeks, but it comes with the territory of being an Arctic trailblazer.

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