Overlooking Dullstroom, Vernon Kruger is about to break a Guinness World record set by himself in 1997.DULLSTROOM - Vernon Kruger has been sitting in a barrel suspended 25 metres above ground for more than two months.
Overlooking the South African town of Dullstroom, the 52-year old is about to break a Guinness World record... set by himself in 1997."It's a very small place to curl up in and I have to lie in a foetal position."He has been washing twice a week in a small basin and surviving on food hoisted up by his team in a wicker basket.
"Somebody said... why don't you break the record for sitting in a tree? First it was a joke and then I got it dare from my friends to actually do it," said Kruger. After a bit of research, however, Kruger discovered that a man from Indonesia had already broken the record by sitting in a tree for 28 days."The record was 54 days then," said Kruger, who decided to take on the challenge and sat"on pole" for 64 days."It does get a bit frustrating up here especially because I can't do many things for myself," he admitted."I need to rely on other people for absolutely everything.
"Vernon is not coming down when he breaks his record," said organiser Fiona Jones."He's going to stay a little longer."
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