yeah! immediately after the stunt, christian tries to explain why he took on the challenge. translator: we create contrast in our lives, so that for things to be really great, we must also experience hell. standing on that line is hell. it s damn good to come home and sit on the sofa and relax. woohoo! be careful. oh. oh, no. a mountain biker plunges head over heels down a rocky cliff. it s a hard to describe experience you think you see another human being in the process of dying. january 1st, 2004, chorizo gorge, southern california. for experienced cyclists, a new year s day trail ride has become an annual tradition. we try to do a big ride every
motivation that puts him on top of the world. christian skoue is balancing above a fjord, attempting the highest slack line walk, when suddenly it s august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he s strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and makes secure it s securely fastened and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls during the attempt is a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his defendant. translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pocket that can cut the line. once christian has gone through the safety check, he
begins psyching himself up for the attempt. music gets him in the zone. it s hard to believe that anyone can relax perched so high above the rocky cliffs, bus with his feet dangling like he s just sitting at the kitchen table, christian finds peace. he s ready. he edges along the rope to the other side of the ravine. christian climbs onto the line and struggles to find his balance. he s tried and failed this same walk before. so he knows how difficult it will be. translator: the first are some of the worst. the start is the most difficult. tentatively, he takes a few steps. he tumbles, instinctively clinging to the rope for safety. it s a scary reminder how easily this can go wrong. seemingly unshaken, christian
appears to start again. unlike a tight rope, the slack line is loose. it bounces and swings as christian tries to balance. the line is flat, but only one inch thick. christian is 3,280 feet in the air, that s nearly three times the height of the empire state building. slowly, cautiously, breathing deeply, christian places one foot in front of the other, bridging the gulf step by step. as he reaches the halfway point, of the 39-foot crossing, he starts singing to himself. a tiny voice in the vast canyon. seconds later woo-hoo! he s made it.
christian skoue is balancing on a narrow cord more than 3,000 feet above a norwegian fjord, attempting the nation s highest slack line walk when suddenly it s august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he s strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protection if he falls during the attempt will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his death. translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pockets that can cut the line. once christian has gone