HEELS can be a pain at the best of times, but one woman has taken them to new heights.

    Faith Dickey, 26, from Austin, Texas, made a hair-raising walk on a rope 840 meters in the air across the Pedra da Gavea mountain in Rio de Janeiro in a pair of bright pink kitten heels.

    Daredevil Faith had only a slim cord attaching her to the line just in case she tripped.

    She was taking part in the High Girls Brazil Festival which she prepared for by first walking the line barefoot.

    “It was my first time walking in Rio, and the view was beautiful. It is really spectacular to be above the entire city, the beach, and yet be so central while on a mountain. The exposure is breathtaking.”

    “This walk was much harder than the previous one due to the line being longer, and my high heels being too small. So the search for the perfect high heels continues,” she said.

    The images of her walk were captured by the photographer Reginaldo Gomes.

    He said, “Everybody was so impressed by how Faith moved. She won the Brazilians over with her smile and how lightly she stepped over on the highline.

    “I have never seen anything like it before — I’ve taken photos of highliners, but one wearing a pair of heels is completely different. Faith is very experienced at highlining, but even so she had to be extremely careful in her heels.”

    “She’s practiced using heels because as it takes a lot of skill to balance up there.

    “On her first attempt, Faith didn’t manage it. But as it got to late afternoon with the sun blazing down she made the crossing.

    “It was an amazing moment, everybody was in awe of her and it felt like the entire festival had been waiting for something that special.”

    (SD-Agencies)