High Wire Act

At the age of 21, Petit walks 225 feet above street level on a tightrope strung between the two towers of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971.
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Conquering the Dame
In 1971, at the age of 21, Petit walks a rope 225 feet above street level strung between the two towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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