Walking a tightrope at 1,220 meters

Increasingly, the reports on television or in the vast Youtube you can find extreme, walking on a rope over the precipices, but our today's hero has surpassed many of them. His name is Andy Lewis. 27 years of professional sleklayner passed by 12 meter long cable, which has been fixed between two balloons at an altitude of 1220 meters. Because of their willingness to make a very dangerous jumps, set a world record in Las Vegas in the heat of the Nevada desert.







"The feeling when you stand on the rope - amazing: an incredible sense of freedom and openness," - said Lewis after the transition. "I doubted before proceeding, but the nerves turned into excitement, passion helped to concentrate, and I like to make a call to himself." It released a video stunt to publicize the start of a new adventure online network Limitless Channel.



The French team known as the Skyliners or "Flying Frenchman", tried to repeat the similar three weeks earlier in Spain. Although they were not lucky, but the trick is revealed all the technical stuff, helping to make sure that Andy created his own trick with greater chance of success.



In the end, Andy, with hair like blacks, had not lost self-control, was on a cord and hit the record books - to jump down to the ground. "Parachute jump down - this is, after discharging voltage" - said Andy. "The fall is easier compared with the Highline (view skeylayna on top). It's like a victory dance ».



Go - go without insurance, and only a parachute to safety - broke the record in Slacklining is balancing the highest above the ground. Earlier height balance was just over 915 meters.



Lewis, who lives in Moab, Utah, attracted sleklaynigu international attention in 2012 when he performed with Madonna at the Super Bowl show. Impressed by what he saw, the queen of pop music later invited him to tour, but in search of himself, Andy decided to continue to travel the world, living the life sleklaynera.



"Life sleklaynera - a search of his passion, self-improvement", - says Andy. "Following the concept, Slacklining helps to achieve the following objectives: One step at a time, staying in balance, keeping the slack - all this will help you to be happy».



The team did not test tricks height of 3 meters, 200 meters, before raising balloons to a height of 1220 meters.



The idea to put the record came up with the girlfriend of Andy, Andy akrobke air ions Marie Price, that provided balloons and helped to develop the whole project. Price enters the frame on some photos, she hangs upside down, wrapped in bright ribbons. She joined the flight vingsyutera Scotty Bob Morgan, who fulfilled its mission.
Andy Lewis after the stunt.



Andy and his team celebrating the successful completion of its transition and delivered a record in the Highline.





Source: www.meltyxtrem.fr