Wim Hof

Can you dive spontaneous happiness?

So again, I want to now go back.

We've talked about the breath and I want to go into the cold because some of the feats, the physical feats that you've done, that you have accomplished in the cold.

I mean, I think, you know, I ran 18 miles in Antarctica and my son ran a full marathon in Antarctica.

He did the great world race, seven marathons, seven continents in seven days.

It was freaking miserable, first of all.

And I had size 14 Timberland boots, three layers of socks.

I had long Johns.

I had windbreakers.

I had puffy gear.

I looked like the Michelin man.

Remember the Michelin tire man?

Okay, that was me in Antarctica.

And I marched 18 miles.

The thought of actually touching that snow barefoot, taking all my clothes off down to a pair of board shorts and going six more miles than what I did in this full gear is mind numbing to me.

So there's something else there.

something that you are able to tap into, something you are able to access because physiology says your feet would freeze, you would get frostbite, you would not be able to keep the pace, which was just over two hours, which is a phenomenal pace at sea level in the best Nike running shoes.

What else was it that allowed you to reach that level of physical feet?

Yeah, I like the squirrel story.

Maybe if you go with me, it'll be nice.