There are really many ways to find your luck. One could also ask: what can make a person "happy"?
I watch the 100 ice swimmers from 6 nations, which are enthusiastic about the German Championships 2023 in the Ore Mountains and overcome their bastard at the German Championships 2023. This event is organized by my family and so it is clear that I make the way there to be there! I very much enjoy and appreciate this time together, because we live scattered in Europe and our meetings thus mark a special importance. I completely dedicate my monthly review to this event.
Long -lying lying sticks tough on me and hinders my workflow
The whole start of the month is filled with contaminated sites and still clearly made ships at home and in the theater. The old life in paper mountains and folders still sticks to me, which I have been sneaking around for ages. It is as tough as chewing gum and blocks my creative flow of life. So I have no choice but to deal with it. At the end of the month I finally made it, finally made it! I celebrate myself as if I had a hero's trip behind me! The real hero's journey, however, got others behind February 25, 2023 at the Zollhaus Open!
At the same time, I had to organize a lot for my upcoming desert trip on March 16.
I'm overwhelmed! Bow! Sold out! And there is already a waiting list for November 2023! Since March 2020 I had always tried to carry out my women's desert trips to Morocco. But if you want something very bad and put your energy in, it will come like this at some point. You need patience, dedication and perseverance
at the end of the month, I feel new, relieved and free!
Family time and ice swimming in the Ore Mountains
On February 22nd, my son and girlfriend pick me up by car at home and we drive into the Ore Mountains for 6 hours to Neuhermsdorf. I am so happy that I will meet my family there. My mother, my brother and my two nephews, all of whom are there with their friends to be there at the final preparations of the Zollhaus Open.
Over 10 years ago, my brother, who lives in Sicily, bought this hotel, the Landhotel Altes Zollhaus . From the beginning he knew what unique possibilities of this natural paradise, including natural sea in the forest. A lot was invested. First in the beautiful wellness system with saunas, restaurant, pizzeria, etc. and currently my mother takes care of the design and renewal of the rooms. Of course, everything does not work immediately at once. You need investment and patience and now it is the case that you can really feel very, very comfortable here.
In 2019 the lake was expanded so that events such as ice swimming can be taken here.
Fans of adventure, extraordinary events and retreats will definitely get their money's worth here!
What are the Zollhaus Open at all and who is Addicted to Nature?
My brother Gerrit and his two sons Aaron and Noah founded the Company Addicted to Nature , which is connected with freedom, adventure and nature. A shop that product E that are free of plastic and are produced by local, environmentally friendly and made from biological and degradable materials. But that's just part of Addicted to Nature!
They promote nature enthusiasts who like to be outside and love the challenges in nature. That is why they also organize such events with enthusiasm and a lot of passion. "Nature Events" like the Zollhaus Open, the ice swimming event in Germany, near Dresden. Your events are unique in the middle of nature.
Preparations for ice swimming and a lot of helpers!
An event or an event lights an idea and can only be implemented, with many helpers on site!
And both were given! Christof Wandratsch had the idea for ice swimming . It is one of the best long-distance, open water and ice swimmers in the world and still keeps many world records in various disciplines. As an experienced organizer of extreme swimming events, he also provides his knowledge and of course also swims the 1000 meters in the 3.5 degree cold water. And how should it be different? Of course he makes first place!
Aaron and Gerrit also swim with and occupy the foremost places. My son Lorin is at the start again this time and wins the 3rd place, his first medal. Since I used to be a performance swimmer, I would also like to swim with me. This mood in the competition really makes you want it! But for health reasons, I couldn't participate. Unfortunately? Or thank God? Hahhaa ...
Many helpers stay unmentioned, but I still want to call a couple. First of all, the most important man is on board: the French doctor, Dr. Alexander Fuzeau, who was flown in from France, via Prague. Because swimmers who want to go into the water at 1000 meters must have a medical check carried out beforehand. Otherwise you must not take part in the competition.
Then there is Matthias Hofmann, the coordination professional, and Martin Tschepe, who writes for the Swim.de newspaper and is a professional athlete and passionate swimmer. His article about ice swimming can be found here.
A day before it starts, the forest is green and the floor is mushy.
Tatataaa, surprise in the early morning! It snowed. Our wishes were heard and Peru gave us the cold, ice cream and snow.
So wrapped up in the ice snow, all helpers and friends stood together to take the times of the brave swimmers. These were: Karin Freutsmiedl, the partner of Christof, Lorenzo Parrinello and his son Vincenzo from Sicily, Carolina Sánchez and Paola Peña from Madrid, Matthias Rothermiel and my son Lorin Nüßle and Annabel Mörch from Stuttgart. Noah, Aaron and I were employed in the registration office. And without Isabel Einsiedl on the invisible front, much would not have been so smooth.
I love this sporty spirit! In 2019 it was the case that one night before the competition had snowed so much that half a meter high snow remained. We had to dig a trench up to the lake. All athletes got shovel and helped! Sports spirit!
The ice cream and me, a love?
I was actually swimming the family relay in 2020, after a long persuasion of my nephew and my son.
That was my "first time" in the ice! And from then on, I have regularly practiced in Sicily, my second home, to go into the ice cream and go into the ice cream room. It fascinated me how much happiness hormones are released and how everything is ultimately a decision from the head, whether you want to do something or not. Sitting in the ice is very meditative. Especially if you don't move. And yes, of course the adventure gene of the family and my old sports spirit is in my bones.
What the hotel offers here in the Ore Mountains!
My brother Gerrit has become 4-fold world champion in ice swimming at another big ice swimming event in Bled.
Isabel Einsiedl last year . The guests in the customs house can be happy! There will regularly be seminars and workshops on this unique method of Wim Hof , which combines ice water, nature and breathing exercises.
Gerrit is a creator, one who has an infinite number of ideas and then strives to implement them.
That is why a lot is possible in his hotel, the Landhotel Altes Zollhaus ! Gerrit is not happy to be classified and so his concept is not adapted to the usual standards! Here in the customs house, extreme athletes can get their money's worth, such as yogis, base assemblers, nature lovers, and other interesting concepts of happiness, joie de vivre, spiritual growth and satisfaction. Together with Isabel, which is also an unbeatable team of ideas in terms of ideas in addition to the one, with a managerial function in the hotel, also in the hotel, also in the hotel, with a managerial function in the hotel!
Finally there is an Italian buffet and many medals
It is a miracle for me that people from Greece, the Czech Republic, southern Italy (repeat offenders Marco Culotta!) And even from Israel to be here at the Zollhaus Open! The man from Israel enthusiastically announced that the next time he would like to travel from Israel with his swimming troop. That is, combine cultures! I love that! This is my world!
The next Zollhaus Open have already been determined: On February 24, 2024, the time has come!
Then it says again: Take Off Your Clothes, and Go Into the Water!
Are you coming with me?
From April 23 to 27, 2023,
organize
my women's retreat dance into femininity
Dear Nora,
beautiful text from you. What a cool place, many cool people met again. I like to come back to the customs house. again and again. And gladly to Sicily.
Martin
Thanks Martin! I am very pleased. Until the next cool event!