Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit born 13 August 1949 is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his highwire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City New York on 7 August 1974 For his feat that he referred to as le coup he used a 450pound 200kilogram cable and a custommade 26foot 8metre long 55pound 25kilogram balancing pole Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Petit licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia