Estonian Slackliner Crosses Bosphorus on a Slackline

Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose was the first in the world to walk on a slackline across the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia. The 1074-meter-long slackline was stretched between the 165-meter-high towers of the Martyrs' Bridge in Istanbul. It took the extreme sportsman 47 minutes to complete the crossing. Incidentally, just a couple of months ago, Jaan attempted to walk a 3.6-kilometer slackline in Italy, setting a new world record, but it was not counted due to a fall just before the finish.