Tightrope Walker Over Niagara Falls

This stunning feat made charles blondin famous in the summer of 1859.

Tightrope walker over niagara falls. He holds 11 guinness world records for various acrobatic feats but was best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over niagara falls wallenda walked 1 800 feet on a steel cable over. A trained circus performer jean francois gravelet who was also known as the great blondin was the first of the niagara gorge tightrope walkers. With friday night s success wallenda becomes the first tightrope walker to cross near the base of the falls. Several others had crossed over the niagara gorge just downstream from the falls more.

Recently in 2012 nik wallenda became the first person to do a tightrope walk directly over the niagara falls and not downstream from it. Watch nik wallenda take his first step on the wire. Nikolas wallenda born january 24 1979 is an american acrobat aerialist daredevil high wire artist and author. The niagara falls tightrope illustration of faith.

The feat which was performed 160 feet above. There once was a man who walked 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. Jean francois gravelet a frenchman known professionally as charles blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across niagara falls on a tightrope.

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. He is known for his high wire performances without a safety net. The thundering sound of the pounding water drowning out all other sounds as you watch a man step onto the rope and walk across. Come all he shouted into his bullhorn.

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. Can you imagine a tightrope stretched over a quarter of a mile and spanning the breadth of niagara falls.