What inspired Guinness World Record holder Thomas Van Tonder to take on rope climbing?

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South Africa's Thomas van Tonder – a guy who just climbed 90-metres up a rope as an official Guinness World Record - spoke to Sky Tshabalala about this amazing and yet rare feat.
The father of one is an obstacle course athlete and probably the first athlete with this title of the rope climbing title in South Africa, but he admits that the most popularly known title or brand is known as 'The Warrior Race'. Back in 204 when he started this form of obstacle racing, he finished in second place and never looked back.
30 Nov 2020 12AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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