Vernon Kruger, who has not set foot on the ground since November, says sleeping in the barrel is ‘not very easy’Two months in a barrel: South African man set to break pole-sitting world recordVernon 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. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘A bit frustrating up here’: an aerial view of Vernon Kruger in his barrel. “Somebody said ... why don’t you break the record for sitting in a tree? 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.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2020 03:33 UTC