From athletic Estonia of Slackliner and Hollywood stuntman Jaan Roose reached a new record by being the first person to cross the Strait of Messina on foot in Italy, that separates the Italian mainland from Sicily. But beware, he did it on a rope suspended in the air. It was the longest slackline never built, of 3,646 meters long. The feat was completed in almost three hoursthus surpassing the current world distance record of 2,710 m. However, a fall in the last 80 m prevented him from officially setting a new world record.
Reviewing the circumstances in which this adventure took place, the Strait of Messina in the Mediterranean Sea, divides the Italian region of Calabria from the island of Sicily. For centuries, the idea of crossing this strait seemed as mythical as the legends described in The Odyssey, when myths said that sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis created dangerous whirlpools in these waters. However, Roose set out to make this dream a reality by slacklining between two iconic steel structures, the Messina Pylons.
The athlete explained: “The strait has historical and cultural significance dating back thousands of years, as well as incredible natural beauty. Combined with variable weather conditions and strong ocean currents, it offered a unique and significant opportunity to test the limits of slacklining.”
He left the continent, in Villa San Giovanni, where Roose climbed to the Santa Trada anchor point, a 265m tower that exceeds the height of the tallest skyscraper in Italy. At 8:45 a.m. he climbed onto the tightrope to begin his journey. This challenge covered a distance longer than 30 football fields on a strip of webbed fabric just 1.9 cm wide.
Finally, after going through the lowest section of the slackline, about 100 m above the waterJaan began the final stage: climbing 130 m in elevation to a point on the Torre Faro de Sicilia tower, which he reached at 11:42. But just 80 meters from the finish, Roose fell off the rope. Despite having covered a distance that exceeded the previous world record of 2,710 metres, the rules of the sport require a complete crossing without falls to validate a new record. For this reason, his fall in the final stretch invalidated what would have been a new world record.
Jaan Roose, 32, from Estonia, He is a three-time world slackline champion. and the only athlete to have managed to complete a double backflip in this discipline. His remarkable skills have been showcased in Hollywood films and theatre performances, including Assassin’s Creed (2016) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). However, he had never attempted anything as daring and demanding as the Strait of Messina.
A slackline is a equipment which is used in this sport, in which A person balances on a narrow, flat strip of tapeusually made of Sk99 fibers, stretched firmly between two anchor points. This activity requires great balance, concentration and coordination. Highlining, which involves slacklining at a considerable height above the ground or water, is considered the pinnacle of the sport. During the three-hour journey, Roose not only needed extraordinary balance and concentration, but also exceptional strength and endurance to withstand winds of up to 38 km/h and temperatures reaching 28°C. The process involved a helicopter carrying a pilot rope to guide the slackline into place.
2024-07-30 10:24:42
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