A world champion slackliner has become the first person to cross the Strait of Messina by foot, covering a distance of more than 3 km along a strip of material less than an inch wide. Jaan Roose, 32, ...
An Estonia thrill-seeker has become the first person to walk from the Italian mainland to Sicily — by slacklining nearly two miles high above the Strait of Messina. Jaan Roose, 32, made the walk in ...
After a nearly three-hour perilous journey and with only 262 feet (80 m) to go, Roose fell from his slackline in what must have been a heartbreak. He was four minutes shy of the finish line when he ...