A competitive powerlifter, Elias Meyer said he wanted to take on the title for the ‘longest time spent in direct full body contact with snow’ after finding out that no one had yet managed the two-hour mark.

The previous record was set by Polish man Valerjan Romanvoski in 2022 and stood at one hour, 45 minutes and two seconds.

Meyer, wearing only his swimming trunks, was buried under a mound of snow for two hours and seven seconds.

He said the cold bothered him less than the weight of the snow pressing down on him.

“The heavy snow pressed me down, causing my shoulders and elbows to ache. Perhaps you also feel a sharp ice cube against your back, with no chance to do anything about it, you can only be thankful, thankful for everything.”

Meyer said he wanted to demonstrate that the “body is capable of incredible things.”