Amazing photographs capture adventure mavericks dipping into water that measures 0°C and below to go ice swimming in an Austrian glacier over 10,000ft above sea level.

The Nature Ice Palace near Hintertux is attracting more visitors prepared to swim in the colourful icy enclave that remarkably stays at a similar temperature all year round.

Surprisingly, whether the air outside falls to -25°C or -30°C in colder months, the climate inside remains freezing, straying only between -2°C and 1°C.

It has become the ideal location for ice swimming which has steadily been gaining popularity since 2009.

The International Ice Swimming Association hosts annual World Championships to determine who can hold their cool under chilly water, while they are also pushing to have the sport recognised at the Winter Olympics.

President of the Austrian Ice Swimming Association Josef Koeberl invited daring members to spend three days in Hintertux, Tyrol, for ice swim training in a 75 metres long and up to 30 metres deep geological kettle.






http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6015399/Thrill-seekers-dive-subzero-waters-Austrian-glacier-ice-swimming-craze.html

A thermometer displays the temperature as negative 0.2°C in the ice walls of the geological kettle.


Lghts inside the cave allows ice swimmer to see where he is going as he climbs down a ladder and into the breathtaking water


Man known only as Rene takes a photo on his GoPro camera while venturing underground to swim, as the daring sport of ice swimming continues to grow in popularity thanks to stunning locations such as Nature Ice Palace

Swimmers gather at the entrance of Nature Ice Palace, which requires a gondola ride up to the awe-inspiring ice chamber at the southern end of Zillertal Valley in Austria, located some 10,663 feet above sea level

Are they human at all?

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If they die now, they'll blame the devil even though the devil is wicked

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Their body system Dan freeze finish

Dis ones were fishes in their former lives.. Swimming in water below 0 degrees? If I enta, na iced statue of me go come out

that's some crazy sh1t. I can't bath with cold water sef.. who born me

Nice one

wow

At an altitude 10x higher than Obudu mountain resort

Them try. There's no way I am swimming in a water at that temperature

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If they die now, they'll blame the devil even though the devil is wicked

they will blame Buhari

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Wow looks fun to me... But Explorers how safe is this?

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I can only imagine how cold the surrounding will be not to talk about the water.
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I thought bear grylls did something like this once

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I thought bear grylls did something like this once

Yeah he has... Not once, not even twice. Grylls is just an amazing survival expert.

Oyibo and rough play.

Me try this nonsense? when them no swear for me.

Physics student here should come and explain this extraordinary feat.

I think that the high altitude contributed in lowering the freezing point beyond 0 dregree centigrade. Thereby allowing the water to stay in liquid state at -2 degrees.

Why on earth would he do that all for fame