The loneliness of living in a barrel on a 25m pole

Come Monday, Vernon Kruger will finally be able to feel his feet on the ground — because, at 11.32am the Dullstroom man will be able to climb out of a wine barrel mounted 25m up on a pole for the first time in 68 days.

But even though he might be desperate for terra firma, he’s not likely to come down right away...

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