High Wire Act

Using a bow and arrow, fishing line and rope, Petit and some friends passed the 450 pound steel cable across the 140 foot gap of the two towers.
Jean Louis Bondeau / Polaris

The Man Who Walked Over the Towers
Using a bow and arrow, fishing line and rope, Petit and some friends passed a 450-pound steel cable across the 140 foot gap between the two towers.

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