Would YOU ever sled down 97 yards of frozen track wearing nothing but undies and snow boots? A bunch of crazy Germans would. The following month, the German town of Braunlage will host the fifth annual Naked Sledding World Championship, and they're actively trying to find this year's crop of clothes-free competitors.
To apply, you should be ready to str*ip down for a grueling, semi-na*ked race on a toboggan. You will be laying on your stomach and propelling forward with both hands (don't worry– gloves are one of many few articles of clothing allowed) before a crowd of about 25,000 people. In the past, the top(less) male and female sledders each received about $1,000 in prize money.
Organizers of the final Na*ked Sled chose only 30 participants from a swimming of roughly 5,000 applications. Apparently people who “look great naked” tend to obtain picked, and stipulations certainly are a bit strict: historically, contestants were chosen only from Germany, Austria or Norway, and Brits are forming their first team this year.
WA*RNING: N*UDITY in the photos below:
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