Reinhard Kleindl walks along a
185 metre high rope between two towers in Frankfurt, Germany, despite
having a fear of heightsMr Kleindl, 32, used only his arms to balance as he walked twice along a 30-metre-long polyester rope anchored to the two wings of the city's U-shaped skyscraper Tower 185 above hundreds of cheering supporters.
Reinhard Kleindl keeps his eyes focused straight ahead as he teeters above the German city of Frankfurt
Kleindl said he was trying to set a new
record for walking the highest urban highline, but no one was
immediately available from the World Slackline Federation to confirm if
this was a new record.
According
to Kleindl, the previous record was set by a group of French adrenaline
junkies on a line about 120 metres above the ground, between the Les
Mercuriales twin towers in Paris, two years ago.
Unlike tightropes, slacklines are not held rigidly taut, making it harder to balance.
After completing his walks, Kleindl whooped with joy and admitted he was afraid of heights.
Mr Kleindl said he was trying to set a new
record for walking the highest urban highline, but no one was
immediately available from the World Slackline Federation to confirm the
attempt
Mr Kleindl dangles by his safety harness during the attempt to set a new world record
'The effect of the height was worse
than I had expected. 
Skywalker: Several hundred thousand visitors are
expected to come to the two-day skyscraper-themed festival that started
on Saturday
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