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Zollhaus Open: Swimming and Sustainability

Swimming in icy waters and sustainability: why the Zollhaus Open, the German championship held at the Landhotel Altes Zollhaus, is much more than just a race.

1 January 20251 min readAddicted To Nature

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German Championships in Ice Swimming

Zollhaus Open

Every year, the Zollhaus Open – the German Ice Swimming Championships – brings together athletes and swimming enthusiasts in icy waters. At our beloved Landhotel Altes Zollhaus, a historic hotel with a lake in the middle of the forest, we celebrate the beauty of nature around us.

Sport and sustainability

For us, the Zollhaus Open is not just a competition, but also an opportunity to promote important values such as respect for the environment. Here’s what we do to make our event sustainable:

Wooden medals: we use recycled wood from our woodland to handcraft the medals for the event
Local food: We collaborate with local producers to offer fresh, locally sourced food.
No trace in nature: We take pride in leaving each place exactly as we find it, leaving nothing in nature.

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Ice bath in the frozen lake at the Zollhaus

Ice bathing at the Zollhaus

Try it with us at the Landhotel Altes Zollhaus

Our guided ice baths take place at the Landhotel Altes Zollhaus in Germany’s Ore Mountains: in the forest lake next to the hotel or in an ice-cold tub.