Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Most steps climbed by bicycle: Krystian Herba breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Krystian Herba, a Polish cyclist, set a new World Record when he climbed 3,139 steps up the Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings on the planet; this amazing feat of endurance made sure that Krystian beat his own Guinness World Records world record of climbing 2,919 steps, a record he set last February in Melbourne, Australia; Herba took two hours and 13 minutes to complete the feat this time - s etting the new world record for the Most steps climbed by bicycle, according to the World Record Academy .

Photo: Polish cyclist Krystian Herba pedalled up the Taiwan landmark in two hours and 13 minutes, aiming to smash his own Guinness World Records' record for scaling the most number of steps on a bike. Herba, 33, bettered the 2919 stairs he climbed at Melbourne's Eureka Tower in February last year. Photo: AP ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the most steps climbed by bicycle is 2,755 and was achieved by Krystian Herba (Poland) who climbed the Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Australia, on 4 February 2014. Krystian climbed to the 77th floor, took the lift back down (while still on his bike) then climbed all the way back up to the observation deck on the 88th floor.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most countries visited by bicycle in 7 days; it is 11 and was achieved by Glen Burmeister (UK) who cycled from Breclav, Czech Republic to Shkodër, Albania from 29 April to 5 May 2013.

    Krystian Herba, a Polish cyclist, set a new World Record when he climbed 3,139 steps up the Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings on the planet.

   According to AFP, this amazing feat of endurance made sure that Krystian beat his own Guinness World Records' world record of climbing 2,919 steps , a record he set last February in Melbourne, Australia.

   Herba took two hours and 13 minutes to complete the feat this time — making him the only man to ride a bicycle up a skyscraper and cover over 3,000 steps in the process.

   The Taipei 101 held the title of being the tallest building on the planet from 2004 until 2010, and stands over 500 meters tall from ground level to its structural tip.

    When asked about the most difficult part of the climb, Krystian said that it was the initial 50 floors that were difficult for him.