Champion walks bouncy strap high above downtown Seoul

Champion walks bouncy strap high above downtown Seoul

Three-time slackline world champion Jaan Roose, 34, walked a 160-metre stretchy polyester strap 120 metres above central Seoul on Oct. 1. Unlike a stiff circus tightrope, his line bounces like a trampoline. It stretched between the Koreana Hotel and Dong-A Media Center near Gwanghwamun. He planned a second walk later that day if winds allowed.

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