French acrobat Nathan Paulin walks on a slackline between Babilonia Hill and Urca Hill near Pao de Acucar Mountain (Sugarloaf Mountain) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 4, 2021. Reuters
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Chandigarh, December 8
It must have given, if not him, then the people watching him the adrenaline rush.
Nathan Paulin, a French slackliner, completed a 500-metre walk along a tightrope. He walked between Babilonia Hill and Urca Hill in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro 264 feet above the air.
It took Paulin half an hour-an-hour to cover the distance.
A French daredevil crossed between Babilonia Hill and Urca Hill in Rio de Janeiro on a bridge of webbing - known as a slackline.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 5, 2021
Nathan Paulin's stunt took place at an altitude of 80m (264ft) and covered a total distance of 500m (0.3 miles).https://t.co/ykoGZGdRPI pic.twitter.com/QnJOQhFMSj
Paulin was seen walking without holding any protective gear. He had, earlier in 2017, completed a 670-metre walk along a tightrope from Eiffel Tower.
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