A person dubbed the “last Viking on Earth” has revealed how he carried out a daring 131ft (40m) soar and survived.
Ken Stornes was seen leaping from a ledge into an ice-cold Norwegian river earlier than disappearing beneath the water’s floor. The courageous adventurer’s daring December 3 stunt was captured on movie and has now been considered greater than 20million instances on-line.
The 35-year-old additionally broke a file for the highest-ever Death Dive. Speaking to The Sun, Ken revealed he “expected to almost die” performing the feat. “There was no room for fear,” the muscleman mentioned.
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“It’s not because I’m tough or anything like that, it’s just because it’s so dangerous that you’re running on survival instinct. If you start thinking about stupid s**t, you’re gonna die.”
While Ken mentioned he did not take into consideration the soar, there have been ways concerned in making certain his survival. He had to ensure he bought right into a tuck place simply earlier than he hit the floor of the water.
While the place did not cease Ken from feeling the ache of hitting the water, it did serve to guard his organs. For emotional assist, he introduced alongside a four-legged pal Ronja – a Norweigan Elkhound – who watched from the sidelines.
(Image: kenstornes/Instagram)
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It’s not the primary time Ken has made a powerful soar from nice heights. He beforehand suffered inner bleeding twice from jumps of half the peak. He was even left coughing up blood “for hours.”
“Just because something is dangerous it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, it just means you should get better at it,” he mentioned.
Ken is now taking a break from his daring antics however says he could soar from even better heights in future.
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