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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 balancing on a loose, 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 members of meche's entourage, who all use a harness. ♪ >> meche keeps his fear of falling in check. >> fear ...

>> 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...

>> you have to find your own way through it from point a to point b. >> this is 24 year old man from austria. he travels the world to places like yosemite park. he is one of only two people ever to conquer taft point without a safety harness. a 99 foot walk on a 1-inch thick nylon rope. 6900 feet over yosemite valley. remember, this is without any safety gear. >> woo! >> he is considered one of the world's best high-line slack liners, both with and without a safety harness. >> the feel something amazing. because you control yourself. and if you lose focus, it's getting dangerous. >> slack lini...

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...

Female, check out this daredevil on a thin wire 3,000 feel above yosemite national park in california. that is a professional slack liner doing splits like it's nothing. she says it's her best trick. ashburn started slack lining to train for rock climbing but found her real passion is actually on the thin wire. what's the name of the guy who just did the grand canyon? he was on the show. nick. wonder if they know each other. probably a very small group of people with the ability to do that kind of stuff. >>clayton: president obama likes to talk pop culture from time to time when he's on the po...