Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin claims world record
French daredevil tightrope walker Nathan Paulin has claimed a new world record.
On Tuesday, tightrope walker Nathan Paulin claimed a new world record after completing a 2,200-metre-long tightrope trip.
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Paulin made his trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island.
Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
Although Paulin let himself off the rope only meters from the finish, he still managed to reach the mark and complete the record distance.
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The trip took Paulin two hours to complete.
Paulin also claimed the previous record when he completed the then longest crossing of 1,662 metres in 2017.
VIDEO: French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin claims the world distance record on a 2.2 km wire stretched over the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel at a height of almost 100 metres pic.twitter.com/mSmicjvlUJ
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