‘Unshackled by Fear’: Slackliner Snaps Unimaginable Selfies, Videos While Walking Wires Between Peaks

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In a word full of distractions causing diminished attention spans, Andy Lewis is an anomaly. The 35-year-old slackliner must focus every ounce of his brain on his balance to avoid a potentially fatal fall. Describing the feeling as he snaps impossible self portraits while walking lines between mountaintops, Lewis says he is 100 percent present. “You feel your heart beat, you hear your breath, you are seeing, acting, and reacting as one in a moment where distraction is non-existent,” he told The Epoch Times. “It is a moment of full awareness that empowers every molecule of your existence. Without a safety harness it’s up to you and the power of your mind and body to keep you safe.” ...

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