By
Phil Vinter
11:43 EST, 13 June 2012
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13:11 EST, 13 June 2012
Adrenaline junkie Mich Kemeter has stepped back into the Guinness Book of Records by completing a 222m nerve-shredding tightrope walk without a harness above icy cold alpine waters.
The successful attempt took place at Gruner See alpine lake in the Austrian mountains and was a belated birthday present for the Kemeter who turned 24 just five days earlier.
While most people are happy blowing
out a few candles for Austrian Kemeter nothing but recapturing the World Record he lost on June 2 would do and he is now once again the proud owner of the title of ‘person who has walked the maximum distance on a tightrope above freezing vast bodies of water.’
Walk the line: Mich Kemeter, from the U.S. has a wobble as he attempts to cross the cold mountain lake of Gruner See in Austria
As these breathtaking pictures show Mich had a few wobbles along the way and even fell in on one occasion.
Kemeter is no stranger to extreme challenges having previously completed a similar feat in Yosemite National Park.
On that occasion he crossed a 25metre-long wire, which was just one-inch wide, three times.
The stunt was part of the dangerous craze of high-lining – tightrope walking at some of the world’s most terrifying locations.
He also completed a high stakes high-lining stunt high 200ft above the streets of Monaco.
Don’t look down! Mich edges closer to the other side of the lake as divers and the rest of his support crew look on
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Splash time: Kemeter takes a tumble as he attempts to regain his record. The daredevil is well known for undertaking extreme challenges around the globe
Mission accomplished: Kemeter carefully makes his final steps as photographers capture the moment the birthday boy regained his place in the record books
Serene: With the sounds of the forest ringing in his ears Kemeter balances precariously above the alpine waters
At one with nature: Topless Kemeter concentrates on the task in hand as the incredible mountain rises up behind him
Some distance: The rope seems to disappear into nothing in this dramatic photo, with the reflection of the mountain shimmering in the lake
Happy day: Kemeter celebrates his amazing achievement which came just five days after his birthday
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