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Highline thrill-seeker breaks record in Bosnia

21 September 2016

Take a look at these incredible pictures of German highliner Julian Mittermaier breaking the world record for tightrope walking at high altitude in Bosnia.

Mittermaier crossed the Tijesno canyon — located near Banja Luka — on a 413-metre-long nylon rope as part of the Drill & Chill Climbing and Highlining Festival, beating the world record for “walking” on nylon rope.

Source: Sarajevo Times