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Daredevil Jaan Roose prepares to walk slackline high above central Seoul

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Estonian slackline world champion Jaan Roose plans to walk a 160-meter highline suspended 120 meters above central Seoul near Gwanghwamun palace this Thursday at 1pm and 4pm local time, weather permitting. Roose, known for challenging urban environments, previously completed long-distance walks in Qatar and Italy. The event is expected to draw large crowds; it will be postponed if wind speeds exceed 10 meters per second average or reach 15 meters per second gusts. Roose’s inspiration for this walk came from his 2022 visit to South Korea where he learned about jultagi, a traditional Korean form of tightrope walking recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

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Jaan Roose, a three-time slackline world champion, plans to perform an extreme sports feat by walking a 160-metre long, narrow polyester ribbon suspended at approximately 120 metres above ground level between the Koreana hotel and the Dong-A Media Center in central Seoul near Gwanghwamun palace on Thursday. Roose has previously completed daring slackline feats around the world, including an 185-metre high walk between Qatar’s Iconic Towers and a challenging 3.6km traverse over the strait of Messina in Italy. The event is expected to draw large crowds at 1pm and 4pm local time, contingent on weather conditions; it will be postponed if average wind speeds exceed 10m/s or gusts reach 15m/s. Roose's inspiration for this walk came from his visit to South Korea in 2022 when he encountered jultagi, a traditional Korean tightrope walking performance art form.

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Roose, a three-time slackline world champion, will step out on to a narrow polyester ribbon between the Koreana hotel and the Dong-A Media Center, near the capital city’s famous Gwanghwamun palace and square.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01

🔮 Estonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday.

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Daredevil Jaan Roose prepares to walk slackline high above central Seoul · assertive framing

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Estonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday. asserted

Roose → attempt → Thursday

Roose → step → palace

The 34-year-old has made a name for himself slacklining dramatic urban environments, such as his 185-metre high feat between Qatar’s Iconic Towers. asserted

old → make → Towers

In 2024, he became the first person to slackline the strait of Messina between mainland Italy and Sicily, completing the 3.6km traverse despite a fall near the end, caught by his safety harness. asserted

he → become → harness

Earlier this month, he covered 14.7km over 12 hours on a line above the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. asserted

he → cover → Bratislava

Large crowds in Seoul are expected to watch Roose walk the slackline – twice, at 1pm and 4pm local time – if the weather allows. asserted

weather → expect → pm

The walk will be postponed if average wind speeds reach 10m/s or gusts hit 15m/s. asserted

gusts → postpone → m/s

Roose said a visit in 2022 to South Korea inspired his Gwanghwamun walk. asserted

visit → say → walk

On that trip, Roose encountered jultagi, Korea’s traditional tightrope walking, which Unesco added to its list of intangible cultural heritage in 2011. asserted

Unesco → encounter → 2011

Unlike tightrope walking elsewhere, jultagi is as much comedy as acrobatics. asserted

jultagi → walk → acrobatics

The walker sings, jokes and dances on the rope, trading banter with a clown on the ground as musicians play. asserted

musicians → sing → ground

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