People with superhuman abilities - ice man

in #history7 years ago

Dutchman Wim Hof has an amazing ability to tolerate very low temperatures. He climbed to the summit of Everest to a height of 67 km, dressed in some shorts and shoes. To the top he got only because of a foot injury.

His achievements include:
· Hof set a Guinness world immersed in ice for 1 hour 13 minutes 48 seconds.
· In February 2009, Hof climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro in two days wearing shorts. In the same year he ran the marathon 42 195 km at the polar circle in Finland in shorts 5 hours 25 minutes.
· In 2010, Hof has broken the record, immersed in ice for 1 hour 44 minutes.
· In 2011 Hof broke another record by staying immersed in ice for 1 hour 52 minutes and 42 seconds. In September of the same year he ran the marathon in Namib desert without water.