- MADRID: A Polish stunt cyclist has climbed to the top of Europe’s tallest hotel by hopping up 921 steps.
Krystian Herba says it took him 19 minutes and 27 seconds Wednesday to get to the peak of the 614-foot (186-meter), 52-story Gran Hotel Bali in the eastern Spanish resort city of Benidorm.
Herba says he does not pedal but rather bounces his way up, taking usually two steps at a time but sometimes three.
He told The Associated Press the journey went perfectly, saying “I am tired but very happy.” In October, Herba hopped to the top of the 50-story Millennium Tower in Vienna, the tallest building in Austria.
Herba says his next trick will be to take on the 1,344 steps of the Messeturm, a skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany.



