Life on the edge
The actions of 30-year Norwegian Eskil Ronningsbakken may shock, admire, horrify or command respect. The best stunt men and daredevils of the world probably wouldn’t dare to what he’s doing on the edge of high cliffs. He probably proved that he has a great balance and can do amazing hand stands, so he decided to make it a bit more exciting by balancing on the edge of a cliff. Really unbelievable!
Eskil Ronningsbakken, 30, balances on the edge of a plunging cliff face at 1,400 metres - on a unicycle
Eskil performs a handstand at the observation platform over Trollstigen in Norway...
..He prepares to do a handstand on the observation platform
Eskil balances on a stack of chairs perched on a rock which is lodged over a 1,000m gap in Kjeragbolten, Rogaland, Norway...
...Eskil prepares to balance on a stack of chairs on a rock which is lodged over a 1,000m gap in Kjeragbolten
Eskil has also been training others how to make bold shapes at dangerous spots. Here he performs with Moses Wepukhuli, 25, from Kenya, and one of Eskil's students. This was the first time Moses has performed at that height, and has been under Eskil's supervision since January 2009
Describing his performances as 'expressions of art', Eskil is currently touring with a team of 10 people as part of a documentary about his incredible achievements. The crew have been visiting some of Eskil's playgrounds, recording brand new stunts for the first time - like the unicycle at Trollveggen mountain - and improving on old performances for camera
January 2, 2010: Eskil Ronningsbaken balances on a stack of chairs over Geirangerfjord in Geiranger, Norway
September 6, 2009: Eskil Ronningsbaken balancing over Geirangerfjord...
...Eskil at the site of the stunt in September 2009
Eskil Ronningsbakken does a one-handed handstand as he balances on the edge of a 304m high cliff edge in Norway with one of his assistants
Eskil balances on a ice cube over a huge waterfall
Eskil Ronningsbakken balances on the edge of a cliff in Norway as a man points a fake gun at him. This picture was taken as part of an advertising campaign for the Norwegian police about risk taking...
...A close-up of the gun stunt
April 2009: Eskil Ronningsbakken balancing on a chair on a pole above the Kjaerag Bolten rock in Norway...
...A close-up of the chair-on-a-pole stunt
April 2009: Eskil Ronningsbakken stands on a steel ring on the edge of a 1,000 metre high cliff in Kjaerag, Stavanger
April 2009: A near-naked Eskil pushes a bicycle along a tightrope over Lysefjorden fjord in Stavanger. Rough winds and extreme weather conditions added to the extreme nature of the stunt and the whole thing almost went wrong when winds from below nearly tipped him over
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