Daredevil sets new record in Squamish, BC

Despite the near-miss, the 26-year-old goes on to complete the impressive feat which took place across the Chief North Gully in Squamish, British Columbia.

Peterborough, Ontario native Spencer Seabrooke shattered the record for “Longest Solo Highline”, crossing 210 feet of open air, at a height of 290 metres, without the use of a safety harness.

Seabrooke’s world record breaking attempt was not without its hiccups as the man did slip and catch himself in a fairly tense and scary moment.

“Between operating the drone and watching him walk 290 metres above the earth’s floor, it was definitely something I have never experienced”, Zachary Moxley wrote online.

The best thing experienced slackliners can do, he said, is to tell stories and “put a little fear in” athletes new to the activity so that they approach it cautiously.

A daredevil on a narrow line suspended hundreds of metres above the ground between two cliffs in Squamish, B.C. fell twice, but saved himself, as he walked into the record books.

Despite being so high up on the mountain, Seabrooke denies that anything about the heart-pounding walk, or any of his other slacklining adventures, is risky.

“It scares the sh*t out of her, but what are you going to do?” he said.