The Dark Secret Behind the Ice Man Wim Hof Goalcast
00:00the day before the world record the day before the world record swimming under the ice for a distance of swimming under the ice for a distance of swimming under the ice for a distance of 50 meters 50 meters 50 meters i had to do the rehearsal i had no i had to do the rehearsal i had no i had to do the rehearsal i had no goggles on goggles on goggles on so my retina it froze after 35 meters so my retina it froze after 35 meters so my retina it froze after 35 meters i couldn't see the hole anymore and i couldn't see the hole anymore and i couldn't see the hole anymore and past the the hole when i was at past the the hole when i was at past the the hole when i was at like 60 meters like 60 meters like 60 meters 48 strokes you gotta go back six strokes 48 strokes you gotta go back six strokes 48 strokes you gotta go back six strokes and going back and uh nothing the scariest moment of your life nothing the scariest moment of your life wim hof the ice man wim hof the ice man wim hof the ice man 26 guinness world records when you hear 26 guinness world records when you hear 26 guinness world records when you hear someone's climbing around everest in someone's climbing around everest in someone's climbing around everest in their shorts you go their shorts you go their shorts you go what how's he doing that huff set the what how's he doing that huff set the what how's he doing that huff set the guinness world record for the furthest guinness world record for the furthest guinness world record for the furthest swim under ice how is he able to survive swim under ice how is he able to survive swim under ice how is he able to survive he says it's easy people think i like
01:00he says it's easy people think i like he says it's easy people think i like the cold so much the cold so much the cold so much i hate it man he ran a full i hate it man he ran a full i hate it man he ran a full marathon in the desert without a single marathon in the desert without a single marathon in the desert without a single drop of water drop of water drop of water he surpassed what anyone thought the he surpassed what anyone thought the he surpassed what anyone thought the human body was capable of over human body was capable of over human body was capable of over and over but behind his incredible and over but behind his incredible and over but behind his incredible ability hides a horrible secret ability hides a horrible secret ability hides a horrible secret [Music] [Music] [Music] i lost the love of my life i met my wife when i was 20 i met my wife when i was 20 and she was beautiful she was so and she was beautiful she was so and she was beautiful she was so extrovert she talked to everybody she extrovert she talked to everybody she extrovert she talked to everybody she danced in the park i called her danced in the park i called her danced in the park i called her a butterfly it was the greatest time a butterfly it was the greatest time a butterfly it was the greatest time of my life but a shadow came in of my life but a shadow came in of my life but a shadow came in our life and that shadow grew our life and that shadow grew our life and that shadow grew larger and larger and she was drifting larger and larger and she was drifting larger and larger and she was drifting away away away because the darkness took over because the darkness took over because the darkness took over she could not live it no more
02:00she could not live it no more she could not live it no more at two o'clock in the morning she kissed at two o'clock in the morning she kissed at two o'clock in the morning she kissed her kids goodbye before her kids goodbye before her kids goodbye before jumping from eight stories jumping from eight stories jumping from eight stories down [Music] four children out with my wife four children out with my wife four children out with my wife and i was to be with her forever and i was to be with her forever and i was to be with her forever she was the love of my life it's a it's a black hole within yourself it's a it's a black hole within yourself it breaks your heart and you don't know it breaks your heart and you don't know it breaks your heart and you don't know why but the train of a daily life is why but the train of a daily life is why but the train of a daily life is going on so i had to be there for my going on so i had to be there for my going on so i had to be there for my children children children [Music] i cried over her body me i cried over her body me and the father we cried and cried and and the father we cried and cried and and the father we cried and cried and cried i couldn't help her and i wanted i couldn't help her and i wanted to understand i was
03:00to understand i was to understand i was suffering suffering suffering i just wanted the answers to be healed after years i found myself in the park after years i found myself in the park in a sunday morning everybody's still in a sunday morning everybody's still in a sunday morning everybody's still sleeping sleeping sleeping and was you know pondering once again and was you know pondering once again and was you know pondering once again like always and i just felt this like always and i just felt this like always and i just felt this attraction attraction attraction to this thin layer of ice on the water to this thin layer of ice on the water to this thin layer of ice on the water when they enter the water i fell i fell deeply inside i fell i fell deeply inside it silenced me it silenced me it silenced me and it made me feel really good and it made me feel really good and it made me feel really good i didn't feel the cold whatsoever i felt i didn't feel the cold whatsoever i felt i didn't feel the cold whatsoever i felt power power power so the other day came back and did the so the other day came back and did the so the other day came back and did the same thing same thing same thing i had the same feel
04:00i had the same feel i had the same feel and i came back every day and i came back every day and i came back every day that was the only time i was not that was the only time i was not that was the only time i was not thinking about my grief thinking about my grief thinking about my grief and in that way i could take care of my and in that way i could take care of my and in that way i could take care of my four children four children four children cold is merciless it brings you direct cold is merciless it brings you direct cold is merciless it brings you direct in the depth of yourself you're not in the depth of yourself you're not in the depth of yourself you're not thinking your emotions stop you are thinking your emotions stop you are thinking your emotions stop you are just surviving and that makes you just surviving and that makes you just surviving and that makes you a free man and from there i a free man and from there i a free man and from there i challenged it and at certain moments i challenged it and at certain moments i challenged it and at certain moments i could sit could sit could sit all night long in the shorts outside in all night long in the shorts outside in all night long in the shorts outside in freezing temperatures freezing temperatures freezing temperatures he's able to withstand extreme cold this he's able to withstand extreme cold this he's able to withstand extreme cold this guy guy guy runs to the top of everest in his runs to the top of everest in his runs to the top of everest in his underwear he says it's easy experts are underwear he says it's easy experts are underwear he says it's easy experts are baffled baffled baffled how is he able to survive how is he able to survive how is he able to survive wim hof the iceman wim hof the iceman wim hof the iceman the past 20 years he's been breaking the past 20 years he's been breaking the past 20 years he's been breaking countless endurance records from countless endurance records from countless endurance records from spending nearly spending nearly spending nearly two hours submerged in ice water to two hours submerged in ice water to
05:00two hours submerged in ice water to climbing past the death zone of mount climbing past the death zone of mount climbing past the death zone of mount everest barefoot everest barefoot everest barefoot wearing nothing but shorts he surpassed wearing nothing but shorts he surpassed wearing nothing but shorts he surpassed what anyone thought the human body what anyone thought the human body what anyone thought the human body was capable of over and over was capable of over and over was capable of over and over i became more famous as being the iceman i became more famous as being the iceman i became more famous as being the iceman but that was not my goal i was simply but that was not my goal i was simply but that was not my goal i was simply doing that as a discipline to get a hold doing that as a discipline to get a hold doing that as a discipline to get a hold over my agony over my agony over my agony deeply going inside the day before the deeply going inside the day before the deeply going inside the day before the world record swimming under the ice for world record swimming under the ice for world record swimming under the ice for a distance of 50 meters i had to do the a distance of 50 meters i had to do the a distance of 50 meters i had to do the rehearsal rehearsal rehearsal so i began to do my breathing while i was doing this i went into the while i was doing this i went into the water water water slowly slowly slowly [Music] fully immersed up till here holding
06:00fully immersed up till here holding the eyes with my hands the eyes with my hands the eyes with my hands you say to yourself i take my last you say to yourself i take my last you say to yourself i take my last breath fully out [Music] you go under and you begin your you go under and you begin your you go under and you begin your horizontal horizontal horizontal swim you go swim you go swim you go strokes three strokes three strokes three [Music] [Music] four five four five four five one meter of eyes beyond me i see cold one meter of eyes beyond me i see cold one meter of eyes beyond me i see cold water water i only count 11 i only count 11 i only count 11 12 13 12 13 12 13 vision begins to blur vision begins to blur vision begins to blur [Music] [Music] i had no goggles on so my retina i had no goggles on so my retina i had no goggles on so my retina it froze after 35 meters it froze after 35 meters it froze after 35 meters i couldn't see the hole anymore i couldn't see the hole anymore i couldn't see the hole anymore [Music] [Music] i just went down instinctively
07:00i just went down instinctively i just went down instinctively got going on and passed got going on and passed got going on and passed the the hole when i was at the the hole when i was at the the hole when i was at like 60 meters like 60 meters 48 strokes i got to go back six strokes 48 strokes i got to go back six strokes 48 strokes i got to go back six strokes and going back and uh nothing going that way sick stretch once nothing going that way sick stretch once again again again [Music] [Music] it's just glass the wall it's just glass the wall it's just glass the wall at a certain moment my vision became at a certain moment my vision became at a certain moment my vision became this much physically this much physically this much physically and then i began to slowly get into sleep sleep no pain no agony no pain no agony no pain no agony it was just shutting down it was the love of my life i couldn't it was the love of my life i couldn't help her help her help her i was i was i was [Music] [Music] at that moment a diver took me by the
08:00at that moment a diver took me by the at that moment a diver took me by the ankle ankle ankle brought me back i was sammy conscious brought me back i was sammy conscious brought me back i was sammy conscious once he got me out my hat and there at that moment i had a peek and there at that moment i had a peek into a fearless state of being i lost the fear of death over there i lost the fear of death over there something deep had touched me it something deep had touched me it something deep had touched me it silenced me silenced me silenced me the fear and idea of death is that we the fear and idea of death is that we the fear and idea of death is that we have no control anymore anymore my wife who took her life my wife who took her life my wife who took her life she is still here our guardian angel she is still here our guardian angel she is still here our guardian angel that gave me wings to tell go on that gave me wings to tell go on that gave me wings to tell go on keep on believing keep on believing keep on believing [Music] [Music] i couldn't help her but i can help
09:00i couldn't help her but i can help i couldn't help her but i can help millions of people millions of people millions of people i will show the world and all the people i will show the world and all the people i will show the world and all the people who are suffering who are suffering who are suffering how to get out of your grief how to get out of your grief how to get out of your grief how to beat that what causes depression how to beat that what causes depression how to beat that what causes depression i think the universe has its ways i think the universe has its ways i think the universe has its ways maybe i was chosen to do that maybe i was chosen to do that maybe i was chosen to do that and to help myself that's one but to and to help myself that's one but to and to help myself that's one but to help help help millions of others that's a blessing the real power is within your gut within the real power is within your gut within your heart what i was doing was impossible what i was doing was impossible but i was doing it everybody has but i was doing it everybody has but i was doing it everybody has this innate capacity the power this innate capacity the power this innate capacity the power of our mind as a captain of our mind as a captain of our mind as a captain of the vessel that's the way nature has of the vessel that's the way nature has of the vessel that's the way nature has built us to be built us to be built us to be so let go of the thought that you are so let go of the thought that you are so let go of the thought that you are not able to do this
10:00not able to do this not able to do this you are able to do this best you are able to do this best you are able to do this best is yet to come you