Walk the line

Freddy Nock, a 46-year old stuntman from Swizerland, climbed to the top of Germany's highest mountain, the  2,962 m Zugspitze, on the cable car ropeway, using neither a balancing pole or a security harness. 

As he walked the 1,000 metre long route from the cablecar station near the Bavarin resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he gained 348 metres in altitude, needing an hour and 20 minutes to complete the climb.

Nock intends to enter his feat the Guinness Book of Records as the "longest and highest wire walk above sea level without a balancing pole".

What makes his feat more special, is that he's doing it for a good cause, raising money for Unicef.

The tail-less mermaid of Hamburg

A giant sculpture of a mermaid which has risen in  Hamburg’s Alster Lake, is attracting numerous tourists. The mermaid is made of Styrofoam and steel and will be on display for 10 days.  The work was designed by German artist and head of the advertising academy “Miami Ad School”, Oliver Voss.

Interestingly, the sculpture was sponsored by Marcia Kilgore: owner of cosmetics company Soap and Glory.

Unable to decide whether it looks scary or not, the only thing we’re left wondering about, was  what the hell happened to her tail?