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Former Premier League title winner Andre Schurrle took to the mountains to complete the Iceman Challenge again.
Schurrle was capped 57 times by Germany and won the World Cup in 2014, but brought the curtain down on his career at just 29 after revealing he no longer wanted to face the loneliness and endless competition he faced in top-flight football.
The 34-year-old, who played for both Chelsea and Fulham during his time in England's top flight, has now swapped the heights of playing football at the top level for scaling the heights of mountains across Europe.
On Sunday, he shared a post on Instagram revealing that he had taken on the Iceman Challenge, inspired by Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker Wim Hof, for the third year in a row.
The challenge consisted of Schurrle having to climb a snow-covered mountain without wearing a shirt, in what was to be a tough test of the participants' physical and mental strength.
During his expedition, the German only wore shorts, gloves, a hat and hiking boots in sub-zero temperatures.
Former Premier League champion Andre Schurrle returned to the mountains on Sunday
The 34-year-old (second from left) completed the 'Iceman Challenge' for the third year in a row.
The challenge was that Schurrle had to climb a snow-covered mountain without wearing a shirt.
Schurrle enjoyed a brilliant career and won the World Cup with Germany in 2014.
He later posted on Instagram: 'Look at us! What a day! Exceeding the absolute limit!! With my brothers!
'The coldest I've ever been! Discomfort! Pain! Suffer! Growth!'
In 2023, the former midfielder documented his daring journey to the top of Germany's highest mountain, while climbing the Zugspitze, which has a summit just under 3,000 meters above sea level.
Taking on the challenge at 2 a.m., in sub-zero temperatures, Schurrle, again, wore a pair of shorts, hiking boots and gloves.
Schurrle finished his career having scored 86 goals in 373 appearances which included spells with Mainz 05, Bayer Leverkusen, Chelsea, Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund, Fulham and Spartak Moscow.
Meanwhile, his international career ended in 2017, when the striker scored 22 goals in 57 games.