>> >> >>Hanging on the line: Daredevil wire walker balances 2,600ft up on Austria's >>tallest peak in freezing fog >> >>By Daily Mail Reporter >> >>Last updated at 11:06 PM on 15th August 2011 >> >> >>Extreme sport enthusiasts risk life and limb in all sorts of daredevil acts - >>but all are chasing the same thing: the breathtaking adrenaline 'high' that >>comes with staring death in the face. >>But even the craziest thrill seeker would balk at the feats of Australian >>Michael Kemeter, and it would be hard to get any higher. >>These spectacular images show how record-breaking Kemeter staged a perilous >>wire-walk between two ledges of Austria's highest peak. >> >>Don't look down: Austrian slackline walker Michael Kemeter sets out on his >>perilous walk across a 150ft line less than an inch wide, strung between the >>Pallavicini ridge on the side of Grossglockner mountain, Austria >> >> >>A line was strung up 2,600 feet off the ground at the Pallavicini ridge on >>the side of Grossglockner mountain, Austria's highest peak and second only to >>Mont Blanc in the Alps. >>The 23-year-old then stepped out on to the line, which was around 150ft long >>and less than an inch wide. >>Although he had a safety rope that would have arrested his fall had he lost >>his balance, there was one hazard that could have turned the stunt into an >>instant tragedy. >>While the line was strongly secured at both ends, the melting permafrost in >>the Alps had increased the risk of rockfalls and slides in the area. >> >>Don't do that! Kemeter shows his head for heights as he kneels on the line >>after making his crossing. He went topless to lower wind resistance and >>reduce any excess weight >> >> >> >>A direct hit could have caused the line to break altogether, sending Kemeter >>to certain death. >>Kemeter is an expert at slacklining, where the line is fixed between two >>anchor points but is not taut - as in tightrope walking. >>The line is allowed to move, stretching and bouncing like a long but narrow >>trampoline. >>To the uninitiated (that is, most of us), the benefits of using a slackened >>line are not immediately clear - except to increase the risk and show off >>amazing balancing skills. >> >>Adrenaline high: Kemeter currently holds the world record for slacklining, >>having recently crossed a 525ft-long line over the Gruenen See in Styria, >>Austria >> >> >>Kemeter balanced over the ridge without shoes and in windy conditions to >>perform the stunt. He also wore no top to lower wind resistance, to lower his >>weight and to stop his clothes from getting snagged on any of the lines. >>Extreme sportsman Kemeter, who has performed slacklining stunts all over the >>world, said it was great to have now conquered Austria's highest peak. >>He said: 'This highline was the best in the world, maybe others will come >>here later but there can only be one person who was first, and that was me.' >> >>Only a week ago Kemeter was able to break a Slack Lining World Record by >>crossing a 525ft-long slackline - the longest in the world - over the Gruenen >>See in Styria, Austria. >> >> >> >>_.___ >> >>S.V.SAI BABA >>Links to my Blogs >>English: http://svsaibaba.blogspot.com >>Tamil: http://svsbaba.blogspot.com/ >> >> >>“Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they >>are always there” >> >> >> >> >>. >> >>__,_._,___ >> >> >> >> > >
