Man Climbs 100 Stairs In 53 Seconds While Balancing Brother On Head, Sets Guinness Record

A Vietnamese man has climbed 100 stairs in 53 seconds while balancing his brother on his head, setting a new Guinness World Record.

Circus performers Giang Quoc Co, 37, and Giang Quoc Nghiep, 32, set the new record for "most consecutive stairs climbed while balancing a person on the head" after executing the risky stunt outside Saint Mary's Cathedral in Girona, Spain on Thursday.

It wasn't the first time the duo set the record for this category. They first did it in December 2016 after climbing 90 steps in 52 seconds at the very same venue. However, that record was broken two years later by Peruvian acrobats Pablo Nonato Panduro and Joel Yaicate Saavedra who scaled 91 stairs, reported Indian Express.

Speaking to Sputnik Việt Nam after successfully completing the stunt, one of the brothers said, "Today, we are feeling wonderful. We are feeling amazing, because now we have climbed 100 steps within 53 seconds and I did not imagine in my mind… I hope everybody will remember this day."

"Some days ago, we were under stress because of everyday practice. The weather is very cold and we practise in the morning till night. Five years ago, we climbed 90 steps within 52 seconds… I feel wonderful," the other brother said.

As the cathedral had only 90 steps, additional 10 steps were set up for the stunt.

"The new steps have a different height and material compared to the 90 existing ones. We did not have the chance to practice on these 10 steps in advance," Co told VN Express.

According to the Guinness World Records' website, the duo set another record for "the fastest time to descend and ascend ten stairs while balancing a person on the head blindfolded" in December 2018. They performed the stunt on the set of La Notte dei Record, a TV series on Italy's TV8.

In 2016, Nghiep talked about their grueling training regime and experiencing plenty of accidents.

"We have been rehearsing this skill for 15 years. I have sometimes thought that I could not continue any longer, but we continue to go forward and overcome fear and danger. I want to prove to everyone in the world that human possibilities are endless," he said back then.