This Body Was Found Preserved on a Block of Ice in a Colorado Shed. It Had Been There for 30 Years.
created: Jan. 26, 2026, 10:57 p.m. | updated: Jan. 29, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
Getty Images A photo of Grandpa Bredo hangs above his frozen body in a DIY cryonics shed in Nederland, Colorado, in 2007.
Biologically speaking, even if cryonics does work, the various changes of venue would have wreaked havoc on Grandpa Bredo’s body.
Better known as “The Iceman,” Shaffer put 1,600 pounds of dry ice atop Grandpa Bredo every month for over a decade.
The festival included coffin races, a Blue Ball, champagne tours of the Tuff shed, Polar Plunges, a parade, and more.
It’s much fancier, but possibly less folksy and romantic, than his home in the Tuff shed.
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