Climb to the top of Mount Everest wearing only shoes and shorts? Swim in icy water 100 meters under the ice? Stand for two hours in a container of ice? - All this seems impossible for the average person, at least without serious, if not fatal, health consequences. However, the Dutchman Wim Hof by his example - and also by the example of his students - proved that such "superpowers" are available to everyone.
Wim Hof has 26 world records, and all of them are associated with extreme cold
In April, Wim Hof, who is also called the "Ice Man", will turn 58 years old. Most people by this age develop some kind of health problem and cause for sadness; constant stress, a sedentary lifestyle, medicines, poor ecology, viruses - there are more than enough factors around us that lead us to a situation where complaining about health becomes almost a habit. Wim Hof assures that all these are just excuses, in fact, the reason for all our illnesses is that we have severed contact with our own body and have forgotten how to listen to it.
Wim Hof climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro wearing only shorts
Wim Hof has several officially registered records:
In 2007, he exploded to a height of 6.7 km of Mount Everest, being only shod and wearing shorts, but that time he did not make it to the top, as he injured his foot.
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In 2008, he broke his own record by standing in a container of ice for 1 hour 13 minutes and 48 seconds. This record was entered in the Guinness Book of Records.
Wim Hof - * Ice Man *
In 2009, Hof reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in just two days wearing only shorts. In the same year, he ran the entire marathon distance in the snows of Finland at a temperature of -20 (Hof ran the marathon in five and a half hours, wearing shorts). This marathon was filmed by three major channels at once - BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic.
In 2010, he again broke his record and stood immersed in ice for 1 hour and 44 minutes.
In 2011, Hof spent even longer in the ice bath - 1:52:42. In September of the same year, he ran a marathon in the Namib Desert without water.
“I don’t use any tricks, all my records are recorded on video, there are witnesses, everything is documented - numbers are numbers,” says Wim Hof.
Wim Hof swam 100 meters under the glacier
Some people think that Wim Hof is a unique phenomenon and his abilities are individual. At the same time, he himself assures that he is a completely ordinary person, and his "superpowers" are available to absolutely anyone. He has published a book about his method (in English and Dutch), as well as a series of video tutorials that allow you to master control over your body. “All you have to do is control your body with your mind,” says Wim. - I created a method, the components of which are breathing, the right attitude and cold. This will optimize the connection between body and mind."
The Dutchman's superpowers are officially documented
Several years ago, American journalist Scott Carney made an appointment with Wim Hof, since he did not believe in all these miracles, Scott was sure that it was all rigged. However, instead of super-reporting about the exposure, Scott suddenly discovered in himself the same "superpowers." “On the first day, I stood with my bare feet in the snow for only 5 minutes, then there was a terrible pain. However, after practicing breathing with Wim, on the second day I stood for 20 minutes. On the third day - 45 minutes. And then Wim took us to the icy waterfall behind his house, and there we meditated on a bench until the snow around us completely melted from our own warmth. In the end, we wandered in the snow for 8 hours, being only shod and dressed in shorts. And despite the icy wind, I felt hot. " During his training, Scott lost weight and got rid of his long-standing health problems.
Wim Hof has released a book and a series of videos about his method
“Anyone can do it,” Wim Hof says of his method. “You just become the alchemist of your own body. Just try it. Inhale and exhale. „