Highline meeting Moléson (News 2015, by Jean-Christophe Bott) - Swiss Press Award
Jean-Christophe Bott
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2015
Jean-Christophe Bott
Samuel Metzger a professional mountaineer balances on the highline during the European Highline Meeting on the top of the Moleson mountain at 2000 meters above the sea level, in the Swiss Alps, near Fribourg, Switzerland, Friday, October 17, 2004. Balancing on the slackline is a popular training method for climbers to improve their equilibrium sense. Other than balancing on the slackline which is in a low distance to the ground, balancing on the highline is a more extreme thrill, because it is done in dangerous altitudes. To avoid the danger of falling down, the athlete is secured with a rope.
