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Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage
Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage
Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage
Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage
Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage
Mountains and Altitude · Karkonosze, Poland · 5 days

Śnieżka Winter Pilgrimage

The original: the sacred mountain of Wim's Polish winter expeditions, climbed in shorts, with waterfall immersions and the classic expedition bonfire nights.

Five daysŚnieżka in shortsBonfire nights Cold intensity
Beyond the brochure

The real story.

Southern Poland is where the VICE journalists came in 2015 and where the Winter Expeditions have run every year since — the spiritual birthplace of the method.

You will stand under the waterfall at Przesieka. You will climb Śnieżka in shorts, in a line, in the wind.

And at night, the bonfire, the singing, and the certainty that you have joined something.

Certified instructors

On every journey

Medical brief

Before any immersion

Passport stamp

On departure

Itinerary

Day by day.

The itinerary escalates: gentle on arrival, the impossible moment near the end, and a feast every night you have earned one.

Day one

Przesieka

Arrival at the base near Wim's house; baseline.

Day two

The waterfall

First immersion under the falls.

Day three

Training day

Breath, cold, snow.

Day four

Śnieżka in shorts

The summit.

Day five

Bonfire and stamp

Celebration; report.

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Przesieka Waterfall Śnieżka Bonfire

The marker follows the journey as you scroll.

The impossible moment

The summit, in shorts, in the wind.

The ridge is white and the wind is real and you are wearing shorts, and it is fine. It is more than fine.

The expedition bonfire.
The earned feast

The expedition bonfire.

Żurek soup, pierogi, kiełbasa over the fire, vodka, and songs in four languages.

  • Żurek
  • Pierogi
  • Kiełbasa over the fire
  • Hot honey vodka
What is included

Everything you need. Nothing you do not.

Included

  • Four nights near Karpacz
  • Waterfall and snow immersions
  • Śnieżka ascent
  • Daily training
  • Bonfire nights
  • Report and stamp

Not included

  • Flights to Wrocław
  • Insurance
Who guides you

Certified instructors on every journey.

The instructor directory
C

Certified instructor, Level 3

Expedition lead

C

Certified instructor, Level 2

Immersions

M

Medical lead

Screening

Every experience is led by instructors certified through the Wim Hof Method Academy, with a medical-safety brief before any cold immersion.

Requirements

Cold intensity and fitness.

Extreme

Cold intensity for this journey.

Fitness

Comfortable with full days outdoors; specifics in the preparation guidebook.

Medical

Screening questionnaire before departure; physician clearance for cardiac or respiratory conditions.

The Safety Certificate

Completed by every guest before the first immersion.

Read on

The signature structure

Arrival ritual and departure stamp.

Arrival

A breath baseline and a measured starting point on the first evening.

Escalation

Daily training that rises through the journey.

Departure

A biometric before-and-after report and the stamp in your Practice Passport.

Never breathe in or near waterBreathing rounds happen on dry land with an instructor; immersion is separate and supervised. Read the safety doctrine.