Vernon Kruger has been living in a 500-litre wine barrel fixed to the top of a 25m pole, in the picturesque town of Dullstroom, for more than two months.
The 52-year old broke the Guinness World Record on 20 January 2020 – a record that he first set in 1997 – by staying in the barrel for 68 days.
Vernon Kruger from S.A is set to break his own world record for sitting in a barrel propped up 25 metres above ground.
The record was 54 days in 1997, but by the end of Monday Mr Kruger will have spent 67 days in the barrel.
Some people are serious! @Nyac_juru_jesse @_Toussaint_3 pic.twitter.com/2xphdBHmDT— ENERGY88.8FM (@ENERGY888FM) January 20, 2020
‘I’m fed up, I’ve had enough,’ Kruger said from his barrel but has not come down just yet. ‘I’ve got to set the bar higher for the next guy, though I imagine that is probably going to be me,’ he told Good Things Guy.
Back in 1997, Kruger’s stunt garnered international attention and American radio and television personality Howard Stern, phoned Vernon while he was in the barrel to interview him.
A true legend and gent… Vernon Kruger…he puts his mind to it and knows what he wants!
And he is going into the Guinness Book of Records for the second time… breaking his first record made in 1997!!
A childhood superhero… this guy!!!
Keep up the good work!! https://t.co/BahkHdsbcK— Greer Gunstone (@GreerGun) January 22, 2020
His record was seemingly sought-after as many others have taken up the challenge to try and beat it, but could not. In 2003, US Illusionist David Blaine lived in a clear 2x2x1 meter box while dangling over the River Thames in London for 44 days.
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Also read: Dullstroom: Life on High
