Niagara Falls Tightrope Walker

On february 15 2012 nik wallenda received official approval from ontario s niagara parks commission npc to walk a tightrope across niagara falls a dream he had had since he was a child.

Niagara falls tightrope walker. One indignant resident of niagara falls insisted that he was a hoax that there was no such person in the world nevertheless on july 4 blondin. 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. Stephen peere was born in 1840 in the stamford township. The feat which was performed 160 feet above.

Nik wallenda waves to the crowd at his tightrope walk across niagara falls in 2012. In 1873 stephen peere became an assistant to balleni helping him install his ropes across the. History s most famous tightrope walker. 1867 maria spelterina a 23 year old italian woman becomes the only woman to cross the gorge by tightrope.

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. The great farini drank a glass of wine chatted with passengers and then ascended back to his tightrope above. Italian tightrope walker maria spelterini crosses niagara falls in july 1876. An amateur tightrope walker from niagara falls named steve peere was the only tightrope walker to ever come to a tragic end.

Several others had crossed over the niagara gorge just downstream from the falls more. He was just a young man when he saw blondin perform on the tightrope. The great farini made his first tightrope walk at niagara falls on aug. Watch nik wallenda take his first step on the wire.