Watch: Slackliner hangs upside down, walks on 700ft-high rope in daring Dubai stunt

Three-time world champion Jaan Roose walked the distance between the iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers as part of '1 Billion Followers Summit'

Published: Sat 11 Jan 2025, 7:17 PM

Updated: Sun 12 Jan 2025, 10:52 AM

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"Marhaba (welcome), '1 Billion Followers Summit'," said Jaan Roose as he pulled off a daring stunt — walking and even hanging upside down along a 100-metre line at a height of 224 metres (734ft) — in Dubai on Saturday.

When the three-time world champion crossed the distance between the iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers, the emirates watched in total awe and admiration.

Roose, while on the line, also said: "...It is one of the ways to get to the event; let's go."

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Organised by the UAE Government Media Office, the summit is being hosted in the UAE for the third time, from January 11 to January 13 across prominent venues, including Dubai's Emirates Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, and the Museum of the Future, under the theme, 'Content for Good'.

Watch video of slackliner Jaan Roose's epic walk in Dubai

Roose's achievement, which is yet another world-first highline walk, is one of his most visually stunning to date with the skyscrapers of Dubai providing a futuristic backdrop to his challenge.

Meanwhile, with over 15,000 content creators from around the world in attendance, participants at the summit will enjoy an action-packed agenda featuring exhilarating displays and have the chance to discover a whole new world of adventure.

The extraordinary feat was part of the third edition of '1 Billion Followers Summit', the world's largest event dedicated to the content creator economy.

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