Footage captured the nail-biting moment a world-renowned climber crossed a razor-thin limestone ridge during a daunting 6,624-foot climb up a mountain in eastern Switzerland.
Swiss extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold, 39, came across the ridge — which was no wider than his shoulders —about two hours into his six-hour trek up Kreuzberg mountain, SWNS reported.
Video captured the unnerving moment the experienced alpinist scrambled up the “rare” rock formation alongside fellow climber, Michi, 55.
Arnold, wearing a bright orange hoodie and beanie, can be seen carefully trekking over the unusually shaped mountain — at some points clasping his arms around taller rocks while he maneuvers his body around the obstacle.
The aerial footage shows the skilled climber pulling himself up onto tall, narrow rocks with ease, barely taking a moment to catch his breath before continuing on his ascent.
At one point in the heart-stopping trek, Arnold extends his arms into the air while stepping across an extraordinarily narrow portion of the uniquely shaped rock.
The three-minute video shows Arnold hoisting himself up another large rock with ease before yelling out to his hiking companion down below.
Following the extraordinary climb, Arnold noted what made the experience special was how different the mountain was shaped from what he typically climbed.
“What’s very unique is the big size of this piece of rock. It was amazing to climb it,” he told SWNS.
“I enjoyed it very well. You’re so exposed when you’re up there. Every rock is unique but it’s nothing very very special,” he said, adding that the type of rock formation was “fairly rare.”
The world-famous mountaineer said he chose this particular climb because he had never done anything like it before.
“The climb took me one day including the approach. I chose it because I had never done it before.”
Arnold has broken multiple climbing and alpinism records and currently holds a worldwide speed-climbing record.
In 2015, he completed the fastest solo ascent of the North Face of the legendary Matterhorn, finishing in just under two hours.
He holds two of the three records of the Matterhorn’s North Face and has broken several other records in Europe.