The ‘Iceman’ cometh as daredevil Dutchman tackles Everest

A DUTCH daredevil is to tackle the world’s highest peak wearing just boots, shorts, gloves and a cap, the expedition leader said yesterday.

Wim Hof, known as the “Iceman”, holds nine endurance records and recently ran 21km (13 miles) barefoot above the Arctic circle in Finland.

Hof claims to have special abilities to withstand freezing temperatures. His website, innerfire.nl, shows him cross-legged and semi-naked, meditating on ice.