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Bouncy rope, hence the name slack line. these days the line meche walks is more taut, and he takes the sport to new heights. once the nylon rope is stretched and anchored, meche gets to work. he makes it look easy, but, make no mistake, it's not. even for members of meche's entourage, who all use a harness. ♪ >> meche keeps his fear of falling in check. >> fear is not good. if you don't know how to control fear, it's becoming way more dangerous. >> green lake, austria, meche traverses a distance world record, 525-foot 12-minute walk over the icy cold green lake. >> it's really cold.

>> this is 24-year-old meche sameda from austria. he travels the world to places like california's yosemite national park. >> i'm going to do it. >> meche is one of two people ever to concur taft point without a safety harness. a 99-foot walk on a one-inch thick nylon rope. a vertigo induced 6900 feet over yosemite valley. remember, this is without any safety gear. >> whoo! >> meche is considered one of the world's best high-line slack liners, both with or without a safety harness. >> the feeling is amazing because you control yourself. and if you lose focus, it's getting dangerous. >> slack l...

Balancing rope, hence the name slack line. these days the line meche walks is more taught and he takes the sport to new heights. once the nylon rope is stretched and anchored, meche gets to work. he makes it look easy, but make no mistake, it's not. even for members of meche's entourage all use a harness. ♪ >> meche keeps his fear of falling in check. >> fear is not good. if you don't know how to control fear, it's becoming way more dangerous. >> green lake, austria, meche traverses a distance world record, 525-foot 12-minute walk over the icy cold green lake.

>> prepare to take the load. i'm taking the load. left 50 feet. >> we want to get away from the cliff as safe and as quick as possible. we want to get the rescue swimmer and the victim over the water or close to the shoreline there with the surf is in case anything was to happen. >> bring the swimmer up. the swimmer is just outside the door. moving in. moving in. >> safe inside the helicopter, it takes just a few minutes to land nearby. tired and dirty, this cliffhanger has a happy ending. while most people try and avoid these types of life or death situations, some actually seek them out flir...

Places like california's yosemite national park. >> i'm going to do it. >> meche is one of two people ever to concur task point without a safety harness. a 99-foot walk on a one-inch thick nylon rope. a vertigo induced 6900 feet over yosemite valley. remember, this is without any safety gear. >> whoo! >> meche is considered one of the best high-line slack liners both with and without a safety harness. >> the feeling is amazing because you control yourself. and if you lose focus, it's getting dangerous. >> slack lining has been around for decades. this video from 1938 in india shows a man balan...