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186 meters in the air! Chinese athlete crosses gorge on tightrope

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A Chinese slackliner successfully crossed a gorge on a thin tightrope nearly 200 meters above the river in north China's Shanxi Province on June 2.

This dramatic scene unfolded above China's "Mother River," the Yellow River, in Hejin City.

Slacklining is an extreme sport that synthesizes elements of rock climbing, parkour and gymnastics. 

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