![]() ![]() ![]() The scary footage of their whole descent is recorded by various GoPros situated at the front, middle and side of the raft in a bid to film it from every angle.Īre you brave enough to ride the World's Tallest, Steepest, Fastest, Water Slide? #Verruckt #BahnLove /FF0zAxLbJj Sitting in the three-person inline water raft, the two petrified adults scream as they are propelled down the mammoth slide. In the nail-biting clip, which will leave many viewers on the edge of their seats, developer Jeff Henry and ride engineer John Schooley test out their invention. Thrill-seeking tourists are then catapulted up a large “master-blaster hill” at around 70 mph before the final dreaded drop. The terrifyingly high attraction, in Kansas City, Kansas, is the highest waterslide in the world, measuring a gigantic 167 feet.Īnyone who is brave enough to take a ride on the slide, which is called the Verruckt and was opened in July 2010, will have to be prepared to drop the equivalent of 18 floors. The terrified men launched themselves from the top of the slide and embarked on a near-vertical drop. Note that there's a minimum sponsorship requirement of £1,000 for the abseil option, and £2,500 for the zipwire - after all, it is for charity.A pair of brave daredevils have tackled a death-defying waterslide, which is the equivalent of 18 stories high. Places are available now and likely to fill up fast. ![]() Want to take part? The London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge takes place 9-10 September 2023 (so plenty of time to train for that stair run). You can choose to abseil 200 metres from the top of the Cheesegrater back down to solid ground. Not up for the zipwire, but still want to take part? There is an alternative way down, and it's equally as. Then, once you've reached the top and admired the view, it's time to find your way back down. The challenge begins with that 42-floor tower run (and having previously taken part in a similarly lofty event, Vertical Rush at Tower 42, we can tell you that it's no easy task). The London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge is a new event which will raise money for Tommy's pregnancy and baby loss charity and other good causes - £1million is the target. The bad news? In order to take part in this absolute treat, you'll have to run up 42 storeys of stairs inside the 224m-high Cheesegrater first. Photo: Matt Brown/Londonistīack in 2016 we proposed several zipwires we'd like to see in London, one of which did involve the Gherkin - but we never thought we'd see our dreams come true. ![]() The Gherkin and the Cheesegrater (the one immediately left of the vertical bar), seen from the Sky Garden. From the roof of the Cheesegrater - officially known as the Leadenhall Building - you can harness up and zip across into the Gherkin, just across St Mary Axe, crossing your fingers as you go that they've thought to open one of those shiny glass windows for you. ![]()
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