Polar Bear Plunge! New Years Day! Mon Wharf Parking Lot!

Polar Bear Plunge at Mon Wharf!
New Years Day 9am!
My 12th YEAR!!! A Pittsburgh Tradition for over 50+ years!
When: Sunday, January 1st NEW YEARS DAY!
Time: 9am 9:25am get ready! 9:30am Jump IN! 9:31 crawl out of the MON RIVER! Brrr!!!
Where: Mon Wharf Parking Lot
Cost: FREE or $20 getting a Polar Bear Club T-shirt
(this is how they raise thousands for Project Bundle Up Charity and it gives you BRAGGING RIGHTS)!

OFFICIAL PROJECT BUNDLE UP POLAR BEAR PLUNGE EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/340221073423887/

Meet: On the LEFT hand side where they are Jumping in. LOOK FOR THE FLORESCENT ORANGE BIKE FLAG!!! at 9AM! Frank (aka BIG KAHUNA) will be wearing a beat up red n black robe and a santa hat!

How will you find US: Look for Guy in Santa Hat with Red and Black Striped Robe (Santa Frank aka BIG KAHUNA) or LOOK FOR THE FLORESCENT ORANGE BIKE FLAG!!! at 9AM!

River plunge takes place at 9:30 AM on New Year's Day - January 1st

Directions to Mon Wharf: Go to Wood street and turn towards River at Entrance of Fort Pitt Blvd and Wood Street you will see Entrance to MON Wharf

ADVICE:

1. GET THERE BEFORE 9AM it gets crowded fast!!!
2. Have Blankets and a change of shorts, t shirts and socks
3. There are safety personnel there.
4. You'll have to set your stuff down leave valuables in your car.
5. Drag someone else down there even if they aren't jumping then they can be towel/blanket camera holders and someone needs to laugh at us.
6. Channel 4 news is a sponsor of this so you have a chance of being on the news.

I'll be there by 9AM and we start to gather along the shore line look for Orange Bike Flag!
At 9:25 or so, we start getting our "beach wear" exposed and at 9:30 a whistle blows and folks start piling in!
There's typically a rope and volunteers on the rivers edge to help folks in and out of the water and crazy as this sounds, it's all done with some safety in mind.