A travel company boss has captured
what could be the ultimate selfie after photographing himself at the top
of Brazil's iconic Christ The Redeemer statue.
Very
few people are able to climb the landmark in Rio de Janeiro, but Lee
Thompson was able to convince the Brazilian tourist board to let him
scale the monument.
It
took the 31-year-old almost half an hour to reach the summit of
124ft-high statue, climbing narrow steps where a single misplaced move
would have resulted in serious injury, or worse.
Mr Thompson, who co-founded group travel firm said: 'I think it must be the first selfie from the top of Christ The Redeemer.
'The
climb took 25 minutes. They had been repairing it after a lightning
storm and we managed to convince the Brazilian tourist board to allow us
to climb to the top.
'It was extremely hot, eerily quiet and claustrophobic. It was really quite scary.
'The last bit sees you climbing a tiny, very tight staircase and if you fall, you fall a long way.
'When
I popped my head out of the top it took my breath away. The view really
was incredible. It is the most fun selfie I've taken and one of my
favourite photos.
'Everyone says it is crazy and it makes them feel sick just looking at it.
'I have had lots of messages from Brazilians who say it is something they have always wanted to do.
'Very few people have ever been able to do it.'
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