- Spencer Seabrooke, 26, walked across the 210ft rope in British Columbia
- The daredevil had no support rope despite being 951ft from the ground
- He broke the world record for the longest free solo slackliner by seven metres despite nearly falling off at the start
Nearing the end of the rope, the daredevil remains composed and doesn't hurry despite having the finish line in sight.
Two paces to go and Seabrooke makes one large step on to the rock face, before jumping on to the grassy bank.
Having
broken the world record by seven metres, the slackliner leaps up with
his arms in the air, jubilantly celebrating his new record.
His supporters on the other side show their appreciation of his phenomenal achievement, applauding the new world record holder.
Speaking
afterwards, Mr Seabrooke revealed what motivated to keep doing the
dangerous sport: 'Without a doubt, it's the fear of falling that keeps
you alive.'
'There's
no lines at all, so if I hadn't caught the line in those moments, I
would've been mashed potatoes after a seven-second free fall,' he told
the Huffington Post.
Slacklining is similar to high rope walking with the notable difference that the rope webbing is a bit more slack and loose.
Spencer
Seabrooke is an experienced slackliner, who prefers to add an added
element of danger to the normally safe sport by not using a safety
support line.
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