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Nele Bruckmann climbed 9.73 m upside down up a pole in one minute

AI-generated cover of an empty pole-acrobatics studio with padded mats; no performer or stunt, and not Bruckmann’s record setup. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial still life of a tall chrome acrobatics training pole fixed to a studio floor and ceiling, thick crash mats arranged around its base, bright professional gym with neutral equipment and soft cinematic light. Empty room, no person or performance. Generic sports apparatus, not Nele Bruckmann's record setup. No text, logos or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.

pole acrobat performing at an event; photographer Dotun55; CC BY-SA 4.0. Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_Acrobat.jpg. Attribution: Dotun55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Visually inspected 2026-10-18.

pole acrobat performing upside down above a crowd; photographer Dotun55; CC BY-SA 4.0. Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_Acrobat_2.jpg. Attribution: Dotun55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Visually inspected 2026-10-18.

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AI-generated cover of an empty pole-acrobatics studio with padded mats; no performer or stunt, and not Bruckmann’s record setup. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial still life of a tall chrome acrobatics training pole fixed to a studio floor and ceiling, thick crash mats arranged around its base, bright professional gym with neutral equipment and soft cinematic light. Empty room, no person or performance. Generic sports apparatus, not Nele Bruckmann's record setup. No text, logos or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.

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In 2007, German acrobat Nele Bruckmann climbed upside down up a vertical pole for 9.73 metres in one minute. Guinness World Records says the attempt took place in Cologne, Germany, on 1 September 2007.