Niagara Falls Rope Walker

Stephen peere was born in 1840 in the stamford township.

Niagara falls rope walker. Blondin s first tightrope walk across niagara falls. 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. 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. He died of complications from.

After a pause he went back across on the rope much faster this time. The great farini made his first tightrope walk at niagara falls on aug. 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. 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.

In 1873 stephen peere became an assistant to balleni helping him install his ropes across the. Watch nik wallenda take his first step on the wire. The great farini drank a glass of wine chatted with passengers and then ascended back to his tightrope above. Jean francois gravelet a frenchman known professionally as charles blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across niagara falls on a tightrope.

An amateur tightrope walker from niagara falls named steve peere was the only tightrope walker to ever come to a tragic end. The feat which was performed 160 feet above. By the time he gave his final performance in 1896 it was estimated that blondin had crossed niagara falls 300 times and walked more than 10 000 miles on his rope.