Starting from July 2024 the athlete will face a breathtaking route of over 3.5 kilometers, the distance that separates the Calabrian coast from the Sicilian one
Jaan Roose, Estonian Red Bull athlete, is ready to accomplish another feat: cross the Strait of Messina walking on a ribbon just 1.9 cm wide, suspended at a dizzying height of over 200 meters above sea level. The slackliner will challenge the laws of physics in an unprecedented test and will attempt to beat the world crossing record, walking across the strait for over 3.5 km at 200 m above sea level.
Starting from July 2024 (the choice of date will depend on climatic conditions), the athlete will face a breathtaking journey of over 3.5 kilometers, the distance that separates the Calabrian coast from the Sicilian one. An incredible crossing which not only could break the slackline world record, exceeding the previous record by almost a kilometer (approximately 2.7 km), but which will represent an unprecedented challenge, with a crossing distance symbolically greater than 30 football fields.
Jaan Roose’s past challenges have always left you speechless, but this time the Estonian slackliner has decided to push himself beyond every limit achieved so far, physically and emotionally speaking.
After detailed inspections of the affected area and long and intense preparation in Estonia, Roose decided: pit will start from Santa Trada (Villa San Giovanni), from a point of the pylon 265 meters high – a measurement higher than the tallest Italian skyscraper – and will try to reach Torre Faro (Messina) at a height of 230 metres.
The estimated time to accomplish this epic feat is approximately 3 hours, during which Jaan will face a height difference of approximately 130 meters between the starting height and what you will find in the central part, more or less near “Scylla and Charybdis”. An almost mythological symbolism that underlines the extraordinary nature of this challenge, evoking man’s eternal struggle against the limits of the impossible.
