Video. Tightrope walker crosses 400 metres between Europe’s highest slag heaps
- Updated: 21/09/2026 - 10:42 GMT+2 A tightrope walker crossed a 400-metre wire between Europe's two highest slag heaps in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, watched by over 9,000 people on Sunday.
- Tightrope walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga crossed 400 metres of wire between two of Europe’s highest slag heaps in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France.
- The wire was stretched 80 metres above the ground, and Bongonga made the crossing without a safety harness.
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- Updated: 21/09/2026 - 10:42 GMT+2 A tightrope walker crossed a 400-metre wire between Europe's two highest slag heaps in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, watched by over 9,000 people on Sunday.
- Tightrope walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga crossed 400 metres of wire between two of Europe’s highest slag heaps in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France.
- The wire was stretched 80 metres above the ground, and Bongonga made the crossing without a safety harness.
Sources: Euronews