South African man aims to break pole sitting world record
Guinness World Record hopeful has been living in a barrel for almost two months
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Vernon Kruger is about to break a Guinness World record set by himself in 1997 where he sat 'on pole' for 54 days.
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He started his new attempt on November 14, 2019 and by January 20, 2020 Kruger will reach his goal of spending 64 days sitting 'on pole'.
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The South African man is living in a barrel at 24 metres above the ground, it's not exactly a barrel of laughs.
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Vernon Kruger is hoping to beat his own 1997 world record by spending more than 67 days in a barrel -- 25 metres up in the air
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Volunteers form a ground crew to assist him daily, sending food up to the barrel.
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An areal view shows Vernon Kruger, 52, sitting in a barrel at the top of a pole 25 metres above the ground.
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The 52-year-old commercial diver will break the previous record in two days time, but hasn't said yet when he's planning to come down from his barrel.
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Vernon plans to donate his prize money to children charities if he beats his 67-day record.
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