Vernon Kruger has finally broken his own 22-year-old Guinness World Record for sitting in a barrel on a 25-metre pole.

On Monday at 11:32, he had been in the barrel for 67 days and 32 minutes, but despite this, said he was not coming down and decided to stay on.

The record is for the longest time spent in a barrel at the top of a pole. In 1997 he set a record of 67 days, 14 minutes.

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Most people had thought that after he broke the record for the second time he would come down. During an interview with the Steelburger/Lydenburg News, Kruger said he does not understand why everyone wants him to come down. “I want to raise the bar and make it difficult for the next guy who will try to break this record,” he explained.

Kruger said as soon as he decides the day that he will descend, he will share it on social media. “For now I have not decided. When I am happy with the choice that I have made, I will announce it.”

He added that comparing this experience with the previous, this one has its own challenges. “It is not the battle of being older than I was the last time.

It is a battle of the mind, not a physical thing. Unlike 1997, the town is not peaceful anymore. Now I can hear people at night when sleeping. The last time I was also hidden from the world. Now with the technology, they see me and also film me,” he said.

His mother, Iona Kruger, told the news-paper that she is proud of his achievements and made sure she was part of this second attempt. “I have been here since the first day and I will be here until the end. The last time I could not be part of it.”

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Kruger also records his attempt in videos he posts on social media. This two-time record-breaker is also raising funds for the local Epilepsy South Africa Centre and the Belfast Children’s Home.

As he was on a quest to break his record, he also started a Back-a-Buddy. This makes it possible for him to make a difference in others’ lives by raising money for a good cause.

Three quick facts about Vernon he wants the world to know are that he has access to lavatory (a long drop), that he bathes every day and that he gets clean clothes every day.

Epilepsy South Africa is the only national organisation meeting the needs of persons with epilepsy and those affected by the condition. Their work is based in human rights and focuses on advocacy, lobbying, self-representation and social justice.