French Tightrope Walker Niagara Falls

History s most famous tightrope walker.

French tightrope walker niagara falls.

Charles french tightrope walker who crossed the niagara falls. The great farini made his first tightrope walk at niagara falls on aug. Roger fenton thus began war photography with his coverage of the british french and turkish forces in the crimea in 1855 while francis frith later the pioneer of the picture postcard. To be able to walk in his exact footsteps is an extremely huge honor and i did this for him as much as i did it for my family.

Charles blondin born jean françois gravelet 28 february 1824 22 february 1897 was a french tightrope walker and acrobat he toured the united states and was known for crossing the 1 100 ft 340 m niagara gorge on a tightrope. The feat which was performed 160 feet above. Nik claimed he wasn t scared during the performance but was honored to be able to recreate the dangerous feat. Born 13 august 1949 is a french high wire artist who gained fame for his high wire walk between the towers of notre dame cathedral in paris 1971 sydney harbour bridge as well as his high wire walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city on the morning of 7 august 1974.

Philippe petit french pronunciation. When he was five years old he was sent to the école de gymnase at lyon and after six months training as an a. Roger hudson reflects on a photograph of blondin the tightrope walker whose crossings of niagara falls became ever more bizarre. First of all we will look for a few extra hints for this entry.

A 34 year old french acrobat named jean françois gravelet better known as monsieur charles blondin traveled to niagara falls hoping to become the. The celebrated french tightrope walker and chair balancer known as henry s who balanced high above the alps niagara falls and for months over a supermarket in his hometown has died. During an event in dublin in 1860 the rope on which he was walking broke and two workers were killed although blondin was not injured. Charles french tightrope walker who crossed the niagara falls.

Blondin french tightrope walker and acrobat who owed his celebrity and fortune to his feat of crossing niagara falls on a tightrope 1 100 feet 335 m long 160 feet above the water. The duo walked a tightrope between the two towers of the 10 story condado plaza hotel in puerto rico.