Kwon Won-tae of South Korea keeps his balance over the Han River during what local organizers billed as the first World High-Wire Championships. The winner of the three-day event, to be announced this weekend, will receive $15,000 (U.S.) for crossing the line the fastest.Kwon was the first of 18 walkers from eight countries to take to the skies, making it across the 3,280-foot-long (1,000-meter-long) wire in 17 minutes, 7 seconds, according to the Associated Press.
Link & Image: National Geographic
Tags: High-Wire | Competition
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