Man who skied down Angel tube escalator proves a hit on
Youtube
LONDON (AFP) - A 70-second video showing a daredevil "free skiing"
down the capitalÂ’s highest escalator at Angel tube station has
proved a massive hit on YouTube, the InternetÂ’s most popular video
sharing website.
In the clip -- which has been watched nearly 300,000 times -- a
station attendant can be heard shouting just before a young
Norwegian called Arild hurtles down the 90-metre escalator at
breakneck speed with a camera attached to his head. He safely
completes the descent to the applause of other passengers.
The stunt is an example of a "free skiing" -- a cross between
skiing, snowboarding and skateboarding -- a craze that is popular
in Norway.
However, the extreme skiier's antics did not impress London
Underground, who told the Guardian newspaper that the act was
"dangerous, stupid and irresponsible".
