🚀 The Most Electrifying Escape Ever: Ziplining 380,000 Volts to Freedom
Czechoslovakia, 1986 – Under the cover of night, Daniel Zdenek Pohl made history, escaping the Iron Curtain in the most daring way imaginable. Now, you can experience the full untold story.
📖 About Daniel – The Man Who Rode a Power Line to Freedom
📍 From Communist Oppression to Living the American Dream
Daniel Zdenek Pohl grew up in Communist Czechoslovakia, where freedom was a dream, and defiance was dangerous.
By age 19, he was labeled an enemy of the state for his unconventional beliefs in spirituality, free thought, and innovation.
With his best friend Marcus, he attempted multiple escapes, failing every time—until they engineered the most insane plan yet.
💡 Fast Facts About Daniel:
🚀 4-Time Escapee: Three failed attempts before the final success.
⚡ Ziplined Over 380,000 Volts: Inches from electrocution.
🎤 Featured In: L.A. Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune.
🎖️ Escape Device on Display: Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin.
🌎 Now Living in: Las Vegas, USA.
🚀 The Escape – An Interactive Journey
1️⃣ Life Under Communism:
"We were trapped in a militarized zone, surrounded by barbed wire, guards, and land mines. Escape meant risking death."
2️⃣ Failed Escape Attempts:
🛠️ Plan A: Bribe a border guard ❌ Failed
🚀 Plan B: Dig up a buried WWII tank to ram the fence ❌ Failed
🎈 Plan C: Build a DIY hot air balloon ❌ Failed
🌊 Plan D: Build a submarine to cross the Danube ❌ Failed
🪂 Plan E: Hang glider ❌ Failed
3️⃣ The Zipline Plan – The Final Hope
“If we couldn’t go under or around the border, we would go over it.”
With no other option, Daniel and Marcus built a hand-powered pulley system to ride a high-voltage power line out of the country.
🌩️ The Ride to Freedom:
Thunderstorm raging.
Border guards just below them.
5.5 meters (18 feet) from instant electrocution.
Landed in Austria at 5 AM – Free at Last!
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Formats Available: 🎧 Audiobook | 📕 Paperback | 📲 Kindle
What You’ll Learn:
✅ The insane details of Daniel’s escape.
✅ The secret police interrogations after failed attempts.
✅ The Cold War realities the world never knew.
💬 What Readers Are Saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The most electrifying escape story I’ve ever read. Felt like I was escaping with them.” – Gerald Anderson
🎤 Book Daniel for Speaking Engagements
🏆 "No tyranny, no regime, no oppression can defeat the human spirit."
Daniel is available for:
🎤 Keynote Speaking (Survival, Resilience, Cold War History)
🎓 University Lectures (Communism, Escape Strategies, Freedom)
🎬 Media Interviews & Podcasts
✅ Past Speaking Engagements:
✔️Berlin Wall Anniversary – Germany
✔️Escape & Survival Summit – USA
✔️Cold War Archives Conference – Prague
🛒 Merch Store – Own a Piece of History
🛠️ LIMITED EDITION ESCAPE GEAR
🔥 Collectors & History Buffs – This Is for You!
✅ Replica of the Actual Escape Pulley (On Display in Berlin)
✅ Signed First Edition Copies of Escape to the West
✅ Cold War-Themed Apparel & Posters
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ABOUT
Hi! Thank you for checking my escape story. I included more detailed Bio in the last pages of my book, however, just in short:
All together I ziplined 4 times. Three times in the Czech Republic during the escape and it's preparations and once on Freemont Street in Downtown Las Vegas where now I reside with my wife and kids.Vegas has become my permanent residence which I like a lot. The Czech Republic I visit in the summertime to dodge the Vegas heat.Till this day I maitain my adventurous spirit, and if you asked me whether or not I would do it again if I had to - looking at thing in retrospect, through more mature eyes? - You better believe I would!
Daniel Zdenek Pohl
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