Too cold, Wim Hof? Eli from Russia

The mysterious sounds of Lake Baikal talking - Climbing ice mountain the American way

BRUTAL COLD resistance race in Russia

(Eli from Russia) March 8, 2025: YAROSLAVL OBLAST. "ICEMAN RUSSIA" is a cold resistance competition that includes weightlifting, running, and swimming in ice water. In Russia, a cold-resistant person is called a "walrus." These people rub snow on their bodies, dive in ice holes, swim short or long distances in icy water. This is why they’re compared to animals that are well adapted to cold weather and accustomed to swimming in freezing water. Swimming in ice water is considered the mastery of cold resistance, so I decided to try it!

📌 To support Eli from Russia on Patreon: elifromrussia

TIMECODES

• 00:00 Welcome to Yaroslavl region
• 01:06 Winter swimming competitions in Russia
• 03:35 Why do Russians train for cold resistance?
• 06:50 Iceman weightlifting contest
• 08:35 My turn to suffer! Iceman run and swim
• 11:50 Heading to Siberia for more freezing challenges

📍 More wideos

• Facing the COLDEST WINTER in Moscow (I joined a Walrus Club)
• Experiencing snowstorm and traditional epiphany bathing in the Extreme North of Russia
• Life at the edge of Russian North on Kola Peninsula | Murmansk & Teriberka

📸 Instagram.com/elibakunova... for more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life

Help, Iceman Wim Hof! We want to do it, too!

Wim Hof Method Guided Breathing for Beginners (three rounds at slow pace)

Vagus nerve reset - most effective way to destress the body

• Eli from Russia; Wim Hof; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly