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Highest slack-line walk, when suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he's strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw to make sure it is securely fastened, then inching along the wire, checking it inch by inch. his only protection if he falls will be the safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his defendant. >> translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pockets that can cut the line. >> once christian has gone through the s...

Feet above a norwegian fjo oh d, attempting the highest slack line walk when suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006. christian is atop a mountain in southeast norway. he strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw to make sure it's securely fastened, and then edging along the wire, checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his defendant. >> translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pockets that could cut the line....

We're watching adventure seekers, but why do they do it? what makes them drive faster? climb higher? take bigger chances than the rest of us? our next risk taker has an interesting motivation that puts him on top of the world. christian skoue is balancing above a fjord, attempting the highest slack line walk, when suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he's strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch.

Suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he's strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his death. >> translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pockets that could cut the line. >> once christian has gone through the safety check, he begins psyching himself up. music gets him in the zone. it's...

Christian is balancing on a narrow cord 3,000 feed above a fjord. suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006. christian is atop a mountain in southwest norway. he strung the nylon cord itself, testing each screw to make sure it's securely fastened. then edging along the wire, checking it inch by inch. his only protection if he falls during the attempt will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his death. >> there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, you could have something sharp in your pocket that can cut the line. >> once chris...