Tightrope Walker Across Niagara Falls

The feat which was performed 160 feet above.

Tightrope walker across 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. Come all he shouted into his bullhorn. 1867 maria spelterina a 23 year old italian woman becomes the only woman to cross the gorge by tightrope. The rival niagara mail was sarcastic in its coverage and the new york times said blondin was a fool who ought to be arrested but posters and handbills boosted the excitement.

In 1873 stephen peere became an assistant to balleni helping him install his ropes across the. He was just a young man when he saw blondin perform on the tightrope. There once was a man who walked across niagara falls on a tightrope. 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 railway companies laid on special trains and thousands of spectators assembled to watch. Watch nik wallenda take his first step on the wire. Jean francois gravelet a frenchman known professionally as charles blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across niagara falls on a 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.

Niagara falls daredevil charles blondin charles blondin became the first man to walk on a tightrope downstream from the niagara falls across the gorge in 1859. The tightrope was taken across the river in a rowing boat. The great farini made his first tightrope walk at niagara falls on aug. While it s a risky proposition the first to person to walk across niagara falls on a tightrope was jean francois gravelet also known as charles blondin.

The niagara falls tightrope illustration of faith. After the tightrope had been fixed in place he started gathering a crowd to watch his daring and dangerous feat.