28 Oct, 2024 @ 11:18
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Watch: Daredevil influencer performs 300 pull ups while hanging off the side of Ronda’s iconic bridge

A THRILL SEEKING influencer has performed 300 pull ups while dangling from El Tajo bridge in Ronda. 

Despite the pouring rain, Argentinian influencer Gero Arias shocked Ronda residents on Saturday when he attempted 300 pull ups while hanging off the side of the Tajo bridge. 

It is part of his challenge to perform an increasing number of pull ups everyday, starting with one and ending in 365 on New Year’s Eve.

To mark 300 days, he hung 100 metres in the air in Ronda’s famous gorge, undertaking the feat as tourists looked on in disbelief. 

“I’m so pleased, I never thought I could get here,” he said. “Today wasn’t easy, I cried, I bled but I made it.”

The challenge has taken him all over the world, from Paris to Barcelona to Bolivia. 

Often, he is surrounded by adoring fans and has even taken on the trial in front of a music festival crowd. 

His viral videos are candid and often show him struggling through callouses and exhaustion to complete the challenge.

Currently, he has over 5.1 million followers on Instagram and his post from Ronda has clocked in almost 360,000 likes.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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