Don't look down! Slackliner desperately tries to keep his balance above a terrifying drop as he walks on rope between two cliffs in France

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A daredevil slackliner was filmed swinging precariously from side to side above a terrifying death drop as he struggled to maintain his balance. 

The stomach-churning footage shows the man wobbling on the rope as he attempts to make his way between two cliff faces.

His friends can be heard shouting encouragement as he desperately tried to stay on the rope. 

A daredevil slackliner was filmed swinging precariously from side to side above a terrifying death drop as he struggled to maintain his balance 

The stomach-churning footage shows the man wobbling on the rope as he attempts to make his way between two cliff faces 

Eventually, he falls off the rope and is left dangling from his harness. 

The video was shared by Manu Hesh on a Facebook group for slackline enthusiasts in Nice, France. 

Social media users praised the attempt, with one person writing: 'What a man!'

Slacklining bears many similarities to tight rope walking and slack rope walking and involves walking across flat webbing, held between two anchor points.  

It is not clear exactly where the footage was filmed. 

His friends can be heard shouting encouragement in the video. Eventually, he falls off the rope and is left dangling from his harness