French athlete attempts climbing record after scaling Eiffel Tower
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A French climber attempted to break the world rope climbing record after scaling up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Wednesday.
Anouk Garnier scaled a free-hanging rope nearly 361 feet (110 meters) in 18 minutes - two minutes faster than expected. Garnier's time beats the previous rope climbing world record and the female rope climbing record.
"My dream has come true. It's magical," the 34-year-old climber told reporters after her feat. "If there was one thing I never doubted, it was that I was going to do it."
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