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Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
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Philippe Petit
French highwire artist (born 1949)
Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tightrope walking
Skill of walking along a taut wire or rope
Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)