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  2. Tightrope walking - Wikipedia

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    Tightrope walking, Armenian manuscript, 1688. Tightwire is the skill of maintaining balance while walking along a tensioned wire between two points. It can be done either using a balancing tool (umbrella, fan, balance pole, etc.) or "freehand", using only one's body to maintain balance.

  3. Charles Blondin - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Skyscraper Live - Wikipedia

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    In the special, highwire artist Nik Wallenda walked along a tightrope between three buildings in Chicago, without a tether or net to catch him if he fell. [2] After completing the first walk, he undertook a second walk while blindfolded. [2] Wallenda completed the first walk in seven minutes, and did the blindfolded walk in a little over a minute.

  5. Maria Spelterini - Wikipedia

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    Maria Spelterini crossing the Niagara gorge on a tightrope. Maria Spelterini (sometimes spelled Spelterina and occasionally referred to as Marie, July 7, 1853 – October 19, 1912) was an Italian tightrope walker who was the only woman to cross the Niagara gorge on a tightrope, which she did on July 8, 1876, as part of a celebration of the U.S. Centennial.

  6. Philippe Petit - Wikipedia

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    Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in August 1974.

  7. Tightrope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.'s ... - AOL

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    Tightrope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.'s graffiti towers. Harriet Ryan. May 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM. Add criminal tightrope walking to the list of problems besieging Oceanwide Plaza, the ...

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