Niagara Falls Type Rope Walker

An amateur tightrope walker from niagara falls named steve peere was the only tightrope walker to ever come to a tragic end.

Niagara falls type rope walker. In 1873 stephen peere became an assistant to balleni helping him install his ropes across the. Stephen peere was born in 1840 in the stamford township. Blondin s first tightrope walk across niagara falls. The great farini made his first tightrope walk at niagara falls on aug.

Blondin s first crossing of the niagara falls in 1859 was the most famous feat in a life packed with them and like all the others was painstakingly prepared organised and exploited for maximum publicity. Jean francois gravelet a frenchman known professionally as charles blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across niagara falls on a tightrope. He was just a young man when he saw blondin perform on the tightrope. Cheered on by thousands of spectators us tightrope walker nik wallenda fulfilled his childhood dream late friday by walking over the niagara falls and into.

I love using the charles blondin story as an illustration of faith. Not only was he a fascinating man but the story of his pushing a wheelbarrow across niagara falls is one in which kids as well as adults can identify the difference between mere belief head knowledge and true faith belief in action. The great farini drank a glass of wine chatted with passengers and then ascended back to his tightrope above. Recently in 2012 nik wallenda became the first person to do a tightrope walk directly over the niagara falls and not downstream from it.

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. After a pause he went back across on the rope much faster this time. Charles blondin paved the way for other adventurous individuals and his name will be right on top whenever there is a mention of the daredevils of niagara falls.

When he reached the mid point he attached a rope to the tightrope and lowered himself onto the deck of the maid of the mist 200 feet below.