Freddy Nock during his attempt for the longest duration chair balancing on a tightrope

Stuntman Freddy Nock, a well-known high wire artist, has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Longest duration chair balancing on a tightrope.

Freddy set the record while 11 m (36ft) up between the floors of the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon in an attempt organised to celebrated the mall's first anniversary.

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Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday 10 November, Freddy managed to keep his balance for 8 hours 30 minutes and 55 seconds.

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Throughout this unique attempt, which had spectators aghast, Freddy slipped his chair forward 30 m (98ft) without leaving the tightrope to reach the other side of the mall.

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Freddy went without a safety strap using only a balancing pole which he held above his lap. Nevertheless he still managed to eat a burger and an ice cream while remaining balanced on the chair.

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During his attempt Freddy wore a headset which allowed him to speak to onlookers which he said was useful as he found speaking and answering the spectators’ questions distracting from the muscle cramps! 

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This isn't Freddy's first Guinness World Records title set on a tightrope.

In August 2015 he set a new record for the steepest tightrope walked on with an angle of 38.06 degrees.

A few days later on 7 September he then set the record for the Longest tightrope crossing by bicycle with a distance of 485 m (1,591.21 ft), during which he also achieved Steepest gradient tightrope crossing by bicycle at 3.7%.

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