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Walking across Niagara Falls on ABC

On the free beer and hotwings show this morning they were talking about previous people who walked across with out a harness, one guy did flips, another carried a washing machine (way back in the day like late 1800's style) and washed some stuff for people on the sides. Basically did way cooler stuff without wearing a harness.

http://www.niagaraparks.com/media/niagara-falls-stunting-history.html

JEAN FRANCOIS GRAVELET (THE GREAT BLONDIN) Professionally known as “The Great Blondin”, Gravelet was the first of many tightrope walkers to appear at Niagara Falls. He was a professional artist and showman trained in the great tradition of the European circus. At age 31 he came to America and made the announcement that he would cross the gorge of the Niagara River on a tightrope.
On June 30, 1859 the rope was in position and at five o’clock in the afternoon, Blondin started the trip that was to make history.
Watchers saw him lower a rope from the tightrope to the Maid of the Mist, pull up a bottle and sit down while he refreshed himself. He began his ascent toward the Canadian shore, paused, steadied the balancing pole and suddenly executed a back somersault.
Never content merely to repeat his last performance, Blondin crossed his rope on a bicycle, walked blindfolded, pushed a wheelbarrow, cooked an omelet in the centre and made the trip with his hands and feet manacled.
Yet even these stunts failed to satisfy Blondin’s urge to test him. He announced that on August 19 he would cross the gorge carrying his manager, Harry Colcord, on his back. It was to be the supreme test of Blondin’s skill and stamina.
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Cycl1 said:
On the free beer and hotwings show this morning they were talking about previous people who walked across with out a harness, one guy did flips, another carried a washing machine (way back in the day like late 1800's style) and washed some stuff for people on the sides. Basically did way cooler stuff without wearing a harness.
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Probably without a wire, too?
 
Now THIS guy had some balls....


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Musco did the lighting for this tonight. The guy was ****** ABC made him wear a harness. You can YouTube his grandpa's death from a tight rope fall.
I'll try to link it but i'm on my phone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8EICIae8U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
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Clones21 said:
Some dude trying to walk across Niagara Falls WITH a harness.....Come on now....His grandpa died from doing this WITHOUT a harness. He needs to do it without a harness. Now it's pointless to watch.
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famous Wallenda family.

The the close-in and aerial camera shots, lighting, position of the camermen were amazing of Niagra Falls
 
JEAN FRANCOIS GRAVELET (THE GREAT BLONDIN) Professionally known as “The Great Blondin”, Gravelet was the first of many tightrope walkers to appear at Niagara Falls. He was a professional artist and showman trained in the great tradition of the European circus. At age 31 he came to America and made the announcement that he would cross the gorge of the Niagara River on a tightrope.
On June 30, 1859 the rope was in position and at five o’clock in the afternoon, Blondin started the trip that was to make history.
Watchers saw him lower a rope from the tightrope to the Maid of the Mist, pull up a bottle and sit down while he refreshed himself. He began his ascent toward the Canadian shore, paused, steadied the balancing pole and suddenly executed a back somersault.
Never content merely to repeat his last performance, Blondin crossed his rope on a bicycle, walked blindfolded, pushed a wheelbarrow, cooked an omelet in the centre and made the trip with his hands and feet manacled.
Yet even these stunts failed to satisfy Blondin’s urge to test him. He announced that on August 19 he would cross the gorge carrying his manager, Harry Colcord, on his back. It was to be the supreme test of Blondin’s skill and stamina.
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This guy did it down river. Nobody had ever done it right over the falls with or without a harness.

When he took his first steps over the falls the wife in I were in awe. I would have been scared crapless.
 
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