Sharing: Walking the Tightrope - John A White - April 1984

John A White

Charles Blondin, a Frenchman, made history in 1859 when he performed a marvelous, unusual and highly dangerous stunt, not just once but several times. The feat? He walked a tightrope across Niagara Falls! And very carefully, no doubt! Such was Blondin's worldwide fame that he repeated the deed, with variations, on several occasions - blindfolded, pushing a wheelbarrow, even on stilts. Apparently oblivious to the death-defying nature of his work, Blondin took his last walk the year before he died - and he was 73 at the time of his death in Middlesex, England . Charles Blondin, one certainly must say, was a truly balanced individual, at least acrobatically. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library