High-wire aerialist crosses 60-foot beam between hot air balloons

A bold aerialist crossed a 60-foot-long tightrope between two hot air balloons, high above the grassy floor of China’s Naigu Stone Forest.

Wubulikaisimu had tried and failed to complete another tightrope walk last month.

Aisikaier Wubulikaisimu, 40, set a new world record Tuesday morning for quickest high-wire walk between two stationary points: 38.35 seconds.

Guinness World Record judges and spectators gaped at — and verified — Wubulikaisimu’s feat of daring 108 feet overhead the nation’s southwestern Yunnan province.

Wubulikaisimu received a certificate veryfing his accomplishment.

At one point, the Chinese Uighur daredevil squatted on the beam to keep his balance in the cloudy sky. The pause sent shivers down onlookers’ spines.

But as the nerve-wracking spectacle came to a close and Wubulikaisimu climbed aboard the second hot air balloon, his fans erupted into thunderous applause and banged drums in celebration.

The feat earned Wubulikaisimu recognition by Guinness World Records.

Shortly after, Wubulikaisimu returned to the ground, where he received a certificate verifying his record-setting walk.

Decked out in traditional clothing, everyone gathered around Wubulikaisimu to celebrate a day of thrills, chills, but no spills!

Just last month, Wubulikaisimu was not so lucky. He slipped from a high-wire during a 2,300-foot walk, 650 feet over a gorge in the Hunan province.

But he did not fall until the final leg of the stunt, where he was about 132 feet off the ground and only suffered minor injuries.

via – NY Daily News.