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Daredevils: The Ice Man

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Uploaded by on Sep 18, 2009

Dutch daredevil Wim Hof is planning to run a full 26-mile marathon 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, clad only in shorts and open sandals. Wim wont be doing any physical training. He sees this as a challenge of the power of the human mind. Wim currently holds nine world records for exposure to extreme cold but bizarre act of extreme endurance would surpass all his previous adventures and could cause serious damage to his body as he is exposed to temperatures of up to -25C for more than five hours.

His preparations in Amsterdam include taking midnight dunks in freezing canals and meditating in a meat freezer. His wife Caroline wishes Wim would dedicate more of his time towards her family and a social work project she runs in Poland which offers support to troubled teenagers. Tension is running high as Wim, his wife and their 6 year old son Noah drive from Amsterdam to Poland and on to northern Finland for the marathon attempt. Everybody knows Wim is taking on a level of exposure to cold thats twice as long as anything he has ever previously attempted.

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TX: 21/09/2009
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