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:
After the break.