Meet the professional highliner who walks wires 400ft in the air despite having a fear of heights from i am all of me Watch Video

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Meet the professional highliner who walks wires 400ft in the air despite having a fear of heights.<br/><br/>Taylor St Germain, 25, got into the sport through an ex-boyfriend who was a keen slackliner - balancing on a suspended length of flat webbing that is tensioned between two anchors. <br/><br/>Taylor would force herself to sit on the line to try and conquer her fear of heights.<br/><br/>In February 2021, her then-boyfriend entered an online competition called the Pandemic Open where freestyle high-line walkers submitted videos of their best tricks.<br/><br/>But he dislocated his elbow elbow and wasn't able to compete - so Taylor took his place and came fourth.<br/><br/>Since then, Taylor has overcome her fear, entered four competitions - winning two - and is due to compete in the Highline World Championships in Laax, Switzerland later this month.<br/><br/>Taylor, a saleswoman and athlete, from Toronto, Canada, said: \