https://freerepublic.com/tag/tightropewalk/ en-us Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:24:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2329115/posts A Swiss man has set a world record for the highest tightrope walk ever. He accomplished the feat in Germany with no harness or safety nets to catch him. Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock has walked along a tram cable in Germany's tallest mountain without a harness and safety nets that will catch him if he falls to set a new world record for the stunt. At 9,655 feet high in Zugspitze mountain, it was the highest tightrope walk ever made. Nock walked along 3,264 feet of inclined cable and reached the tram station in 50 minutes on Sunday. The... Freedom's Lighthouse https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2329115/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:24:26 GMT