philippe petit walked the high wire between the twin towers.
philippe petit walked the high wire between the twin towers.
who walked the high wire between the twin towers?
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highlining was inspired by a number of highwire artists who walked steel cable up high in unique places. from 1907 to 1948, mr. ivy baldwind of eldorado springs, colorado crossed eldorado canyon on a high wire numerous times. his final crossing was documented on his 82nd birthday. on august 7, 1974 philippe petit set-up and crossed a high wire between the twin towers of the world trade center in new york. in the summer of 1983, adam grosowsky and jeff ellington set up a high wire at yosemite's lost arrow spire that was nearly high. however, neither of them were able to completely cross this line because of inadequate guying. in the autumn of 1983, inspired by jeff and adam's efforts, a 20-year-old scott balcom and 17-year-old chris carpenter successfully completed what is believed to be the first documented high walk on nylon webbing, instead of using cable, giving birth to what slackliners now call highlining. this first highline, referred to as the arches, was a span about long and about above ground in pasadena, california under the california sr 134 freeway bridge, between two arches that spanned the trickling arroyo seco below. the next summer (1984), scott balcom set up a highline on yosemite’s lost arrow spire with the help of darrin carter and chris carpenter. scott’s attempt, however, was unsuccessful (neither darrin nor chris made an attempt). on july 13, 1985, scott balcom returned and successfully crossed the now-famous lost arrow spire highline. in june 1990, chris carpenter purposefully "surfed" a highline spanning the gap of horsetooth rock in fort collins, colorado. in 1993, darrin carter became the second person to successfully cross the lost arrow spire highline. in 1995, darrin carter performed unprotected crossings of the lost arrow spire in yosemite and the fins, in tucson, az on mt. lemmon highway. on july 16, 2007, libby sauter became the first woman to successfully cross the lost arrow spire, with jenna mclennan walking it shortly after. in 2008, dean potter became the first person to base jump from a highline at hell roaring canyon in utah. since then highlining has grown tremendously. gatherings such as the ggby highline gathering during thanksgiving week in moab utah have helped grow the sport.
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twin towers may refer to:









































section::::architecture.









































bullet::::- world trade center (1973–2001), new york city









































bullet::::- twin towers 2, a formerly-proposed complex of buildings in new york city









































bullet::::- deutsche bank twin towers, frankfurt, germany









































bullet::::- guangzhou twin towers, guangzhou, china









































bullet::::- old chicago main post office twin towers, proposed and approved building in chicago, illinois, united states









































bullet::::- petronas twin towers, kuala lumpur, malaysia









































bullet::::- twin tower, a 1970s hong kong residential block design









































bullet::::- twin towers correctional facility, los angeles, california









































bullet::::- twin towers (portland, oregon), proposed complex in portland, oregon
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