Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States...

Charles Blondin, most famous for being possibly the first person to go across the Niagara Falls by piggyback on another person, in this case Blondin,...

Blondins (also known as Henderson Inclined Cableways) were a type of material ropeway; they were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin...

heights, to such an extent that they were nicknamed "Blondins" after the famous acrobat, Charles Blondin. Deal porters wore special leather headgear (backing...

Blondin is a surname of French origin, literally meaning a person with blond hair. It may refer to: Antoine Blondin, French writer Charles Blondin, French...

taxing on the bare foot than the harder and more abrasive braided wire. Charles Blondin, a.k.a. Jean-François Gravelet, crossed the Niagara Falls many times...

extension dating from 1880. In 1873, the reservoir was crossed by Charles Blondin, on a tightrope. His feat is marked by a 1992 statue on the nearby...

strength in the town hall. He began issuing tightrope challenges to Charles Blondin, the preeminent tightrope walker. After his hometown debut, Farini...

the 4D Moving Theater and Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, with a model of Charles Blondin that formerly hung above Clifton Hill and has since been moved to Victoria...

River, and laid the cornerstone of Parliament Hill, Ottawa. He watched Charles Blondin traverse Niagara Falls by highwire, and stayed for three days with...