A cold-water cure? My weekend with the ‘Ice Man’
by Jonny Weeks from on (#4EPBV)
Wim Hof claims cold-water immersion can help fight modern diseases. As outdoor swimming becomes ever more popular in the UK, photojournalist Jonny Weeks joined him for a weekend to experience it firsthand
"Look at this beautiful tree. An oak, Quercus robur. It's yelling at us, 'Helloooo!'" says Wim Hof, the doyen of cold endurance stunts, as we head across Hampstead Heath, north London, for a swim in one of the ponds.
Soon he's catapulting himself into a gaping hole in its trunk, peeping out excitedly like a child. "Here I am, talking to the tree," he beams. "I see the tree has personality. I go in. We are one. It's alive. We are alive. Is that crazy? Bloody crazy! Yes I am."
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