Thursday, August 30

Daredevil’s tightrope walk between two moving trucks

American slackliner Faith Dickey, 23, walking the slackline between two lorries moving at high speed.
Walk the line ... Faith Dickey in daredevil stunt

SPEEDING along an empty motorway a daredevil walks a tightrope strung between two huge trucks.

But, brave Faith Dickey’s incredible feat nearly ended before it had really began – after she slipped when first placing her foot on the shaking rope.
Happily as the juggernauts continued motoring, she inched her way across the divide between the pair of vehicles - moments before the line snapped when the trucks entered a pair of tunnels.
The video was filmed on a closed road in Croatia.
Brave Faith said: “I’m used to heights, long lines and lines that sway in the wind. But those lines are firmly anchored to cliff-faces.
“Walking a line attached to two moving points is something quite different.”Daredevil lives the high life in death-defying stunFEARLESS American Faith Dickey walks a line between two lorries driving on Mway
Faith collaborated with stunt professional Peter Pedrero, who has worked on films including James Bond, Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean, on the eye-popping spectacle.
He said: “Nobody has ever before walked a line between two moving trucks. It felt like an enormous challenge.
“Stunts are not for the reckless. Safety always comes first. You have to prepare for the worst possible scenario at all times, and plan for how to deal with it. Preparation down to the tiniest detail, meticulous planning – they’re absolutely vital.”
The stunt was filmed for Volvo to advertise their lorries.
American slackliner Faith Dickey, 23, walking the slackline between two lorries moving at high speed.
Watch your step ... Dickey half-way across

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