Numb bum anyone?

Sweden’s bizarre pole-sitting competition has come to a close for another year. The event saw a group of contestants struggle through a 48-hour period sat on top of blocks of ice in freezing conditions.

It all came to an end this weekend after two women and four men battled it out to see who could sit on an 8.25 foot high block of ice for the longest.

Temperatures dropped to below -18 degrees Fahrenheit during the competition, which was held in the Swedish town of Vilhelmnina after a local resident took part in a similar thing in Russia and decided to bring it back to their hometown.

Annica Anderson, the organiser of the Swedish event, explained that ever since then the competition has been held annually every since for the past dozen years.

Competitors aren’t just in it for the glory or the frostbitten bums, however. The individuals who manage to sit on top of their ice blocks for the longest are in with a chance of taking home a share of a £1,960 prize. They were allowed down for toilet breaks every other hour, but according to contestants, the most frustrating thing about the event is dealing with the boredom.