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Swiss Man Walks Up Mountain, Via Cable Car Wire

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Without a balance bar or , Swiss stuntman walked more than up a two-inch wide cable car wire to reach the summit of Zugspitze mountain in Bavaria. The total elevation gain of the walk was roughly 1100 feet, according to . In keeping with his country's neutral reputation, he stopped during the climb to flash a peace sign.

“It was a stressful walk”, Nock told , explaining that his feet were still shaking after the 90-minute act.

He'll to The Guiness Book of World Records as the longest and highest wire walk above sea level without a balancing pole, according to.

The feat was the first in a series of seven high wire stunts the 46 year old hopes to complete in the next week to y for 's education for children fund. More on those in video above.

–Joe Spring

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