Philippe Petit's Crazy High-Wire Walk Between The Twin Towers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- The Frenchman Philippe Petit performed all his life. His biggest passion was high-wire walks. And he became famous for walking. Philippe Petit’s passion for performances started from magic tricks at the age of 6. Later, he started to perform on the streets of Paris juggling and doing tricks. And he first tried to walk on the wire there. He had been practicing only for a year when he learned about the Twin Towers. The World Trade Center in New York City was about 1,368 feet (415 meters) above the ground. And Philippe had a burning desire to walk on the wire between them. He spent the next 6 years preparing for this walk. Before going to the World Trade Center, he decided to practice on the towers of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. And two years later, he completed a walk at the Sydney’s Harbour Bridge. Both of the walks were illegal. When Philippe came to New York, he was shocked. He found it impossible to walk between the towers. Not only because of the high altitude of the buildings, but also because of the difficulties with the preparation. How to bring all the necessary equipment secretly? He made three trips to New York to explore the towers. Philippe and his accomplice even rented a helicopter to take aerial photographs of the buildings. To come into the towers, Philippe pretended to be an architect, a journalist, and a construction worker. He even built a model of the tower. While exploring the building, Philippe met Barry Greenhouse. He worked in the south tower. Barry recognized Petit as the street performer and agreed to help him. Petit took into account the swaying of the towers.
In case of strong winds, they could slightly sway - it was a part of their design. Another problem appeared three weeks before the planned walk. Philippe stepped on a nail in one of the Twin Towers… He laid up in the bed for three days and then he could walk only with the help of crutches. But, actually, it was a stroke of luck - guards helped him during his visits to the towers and didn’t ask for an ID. To bring the equipment, Petit and his team pretended to be high riggers. They said that they were hired to install an electric fence on the rooftop. The walk had to start early in the morning. Before everybody realized that they were not construction workers. To fix the wire Philippe used a bow and arrows. The walk lasted 45 minutes. Petit crossed the wire between the towers eight times. He performed tricks and even laid down on the cable. Police tried to stop him and even promised to use a helicopter to snatch the artist. When Petit finished the performance, police officers arrested him. The court decided not to punish him. Petit only had to perform a high-wire walk in Central Park for children. The Frenchman was happy to do it.
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Sentencing him to do a show for children in the central park has to be one of the most adorable things a junge has ever done.
One of the worst things they had done. No one should be entertained to do such activities. He is not just risking his life but others as well. There should have been a strict punishment for this guy.
@@universalinformation572 what for? Basically the only crime he had committed was trespassing. As far as i know, there is no law against rope walking in new york.
@@terminator3000 it's not just simple trespassing brother. What if something gone wrong? What if someone had died? Who is responsible for that? As everything went well it's not a crime. Don't you think someone else will try to do the same because he was not given any punishment?
@@universalinformation572 problem is that it doesn't harmed anyone and the police were called idk if it was early or in the middle of his walk but i think people definitely noticed or was warned about
@@terminator3000 if he falls and lands on someone and kills them that’s his fault….
The most amazing thing is that this man is now 70 years old and very well alive
to be precise he is 80 years old, still very well alive :-)
@@lucianofiore1297 no
@@lucianofiore1297 Born in 1949. Do the basic math.
And he wrote a book about knots
Luciano Fiore no he is 71 now
Truly amazing! Is he even a human? How can he be so brave and insanely balanced while crossing and laid down on it?!
It was amazing....I was 12 when he made that walk .... I remember watching on the news that day and how nervous i was ....it will stick in my mind forever
@en spark i skrevet what an ignorant response.....
@@gnosis2871 Dealing with the unpredictable wind factor at the height was 'easy stuff'?
the most impressive thing is he stayed on it for 45 minutes, that's a lng time to not make one careless misstep, also he did not use a safety harness like today's phonies. But how were the guy wires going all the way to the ground attached and who was their on the ground to guard them against some one jiggling them?
@@davidwsteiner6516 Huh? no cables to the ground!, all up there. 2 sideways stabilizing cables.
OMG! Feels like all of my intestines were taken out of my stomach! He is the real Daredevil.
I can't believe they thought to go near him with a helicopter? Seriously they would blow him off the wire!
I was wondering the same thing. I don't know exactly how that would be done but I hope the idea was quickly shot down.
@@aaaht3810 A cop shouted out to him that he did not come in and surrender to police that he was going out on the wire to get him.
It was a metal wire!
I remember this so well. The most incredible act of courage, skill, athleticism I believe- ever. He didn't even have a crew of engineers checking the wires against swaying and the wind. I still can't believe this and each time I walk past this, I am still in awe remembering.
An amazing feat of art. It is no surprise that the movie "The Walk" only scratched the surface of the endeavour. Poignant ending, having an entry pass with the date replaced with forever. A fitting tribute to the man and to the Twin Towers, their names are linked as long as we remember. He gave them a world class beginning. Respect.
This man did an eternally legendary act and NO ONE caught it on video! Photos are great but man, I wish there was video.
There is some footage. In the documentary, there are a few clips of him. One in particular where there are a bunch of cops on the roof of one of the towers and he's still out on the tightrope. He actually does a little trot on it. It's crazy.
Ive been saying this for years and years! Even with the Tech of the 70's the only thing that they ever show are still photographs from his walk and the ONLY video footage that Ive seen is his arrest.
WIth all the cameras an NEWS people in downtown NYC, youre telling me that NOBODY shot any video of his walk.? It was 55 minutes! Plenty of time for news people, cameras, pedestrians, anybody to take Video footage of this.
Im kind of dissapointed If they DO have the footage but choose not to show it because.. well.. It was Illegal. :(
@@MegazoneMusic23Yeah it's a damn shame, that's what I was thinking also, maybe because it was illegal and not an official stunt, that's most likely the reason and yeah it's crazy to think not one person has video of this? This is NYC we are talking about, crazy to think not one video has popped up somewhere.
Its 1970s , even carrying a camera wasnt all that common till 90s, and video? How about no😂
Walked for 45 minutes there.. seriously.. I can't imagine how he could do that with all that height
Watched the movie based on this in Imax when it came out. An experience I will never forget. Brilliant, exceptional movie.
Who r here after seeing his biopic "The Walk"
And Philippe petite was an Incredible and gutsy man...
Unbelievable his walk and tricks on rope like sitting and laying down on wire 😱😍😍😍😍😍😍
The most amazing feat Ive ever heard of and read in the paper and watched on the news when I was 10 years old....to this day I think of that moment often.
I can’t believe he did this. He is so inspirational and courageous to us fire signs 🔥✊🏾
It’s so crazy how he’s 71 now and he’s alive and well. He did such an astounding thing😊❤️💕💕👍🏼
I’ve just finished watching the movie The Walk, and let me tell you, I cannot find words to describe how emotional this man has me atm , I can’t find words to describe what he did.
But all I can say is, it is possible and it can be done (whatever your heart desires)
IKR !
He was passionate about his work..Salute
Yeah I watched the documentary and it blew me away! He is totally fearless. With incredible balance.
i just finished watching the movie and boy am i an awe. this man is beyond inspiring thanku to his brave soul he shows us there's rlly nothing we cannot do.
The logistics to set up the wire between the twin towers- no one knew about that? That's just as good as the walk itself! Balls of steel.
Has to be one of the most amazing human feats of mankind apart from( man on the moon) upon those beautiful buildings.forever in our memory WTC❤️💖
Era of B&W photography. Pictures are shades of black but still every detail is so colorful. Philippe, a true artist indeed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well I just had really bad anxiety watching this haha. how happy he was when he got arrested well at least he got to do what he was craving to do and everything was okay
Amazing ..... even when I was watching the movie I was open-mouthed and suddenly I started laughing at how impressed I was with that feat
He is a man's man! Thanks for sharing!
Rip notre dame and world trade center
Dont worry, at least notre dame is being repaired after the inferno
@@Nexus104 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Today August 13 2024 is the birthday of this amazing talent Philipe Petit 's birthday seventy five years young . WHen he did his famous Notre Dame walk in 1971 he was going on twenty two or already there , and when he did his famous Twin Tower walk it was done six days before his 25th birthday in 1974. First heard about Mr Petit when I was five years old in the UK . What an amazing fantastic and unique talent he is , and such an amazing person . What a unique and fine features he has . he now is a resident performer in the St Joseph The Divine in New York and may he have a continued long and amazing life and one of a long entertaining career of bringing joy to the world .
Crazy this actually happened it’s not talked about anymore either I personally think this is one of the absolute greatest stunts/performances ever done like actually who tf else has the balls or dedication truly remarkable
Love the judgement of the court😍😁...petit truely is an amazing man and a Daredevil😎
I've just finished the movie "the walk" is it keeps my feet and palm sweaty 😂. i never thought it was real, until i googled it.. And here i'am checking he's videos.
Wow amazing balance and coordination 😲
@2:15 "He found it impossible to walk between the towers." I think most of us share that sentiment.
Balls of steel. Respect .
I watched the movie “the walk” and decided to do a google search and it turns out it wasn’t just a movie, but a REAL LIFE STORY. How amazing 😉
Same, just finished watching right now.
2 movies were made on it the walk and man on wire
And a children's book.
Another great video 🙌👌🏽🙌
Omo Naija
Came here after watching "The Walk" ...exceptional movie and wonderful..omg what type of guts he has ..
He is a super hero so brave
lol maybe not a hero
I remember reading an illustrated book about him in 1st grade. I thought he was fictional! Turns out it was based on a true story😌😅
Same. I'm actually doing an assignment on the book. I probably never would've known otherwise.
What an absolute madlad!
Balancing on a 1 inch rope is hard enough as it is. Add gravity, and the winds from that high up… man. This guy is TALENT in raw form
You forgot to mention 45 minutes. This is the most audacious act I have ever seen in my 46 years on earth.
Incredible little guy ! Super two thumbs up !
Hats off !!!
I can't imagine, fathom how he managed to remain calm walking between the towers...
They have a movie name walk I think
Yes movie is called the walk
THE walk
Just saw that movie, very nice.
To me the piano part was the best.
At least he done this before 9/11..
Know the man more in Ted-Talks, it will encourage you more with LIFE.
This is unbelievable and incredibly brave.
You know there is movie called ‘ The walk’ inspired by this man
wow that was so amazing
Beautiful quality content and what an Iron Man is he
Must have broke his heart when the towers fell.
It did. September 11, 2001 changed everything. Terrorists linked to al-Qaeda deliberately crashed two of the hijacked planes into the towers. AA Flight 11 hit the North Tower at 8:46am and UA Flight 175 hit the South Tower at 9:03am. The impacts from both planes and the fires that followed caused both towers to collapse, killing nearly 3,000 innocent people.
He's been interviewed regarding the attack. It's on TH-cam somewhere.
Before Philippe Petit, there was the legendary high-wire act, The Flying Wallendas. Don't miss their thrilling and tragic story at: th-cam.com/video/MhiP0-DO_Uc/w-d-xo.html
Biggest goal made him one of greatest men in the world.
I almost pissed my self when I seen how tall the towers was
Just finished watching the movie based on this true story. Its amazing how the details in the movie are actually TRUE ! Fantastic !
What a brave man
I seen the movie bout him it was amazing
What is that song at the end. It’s amazing???? Does anyone know the name
History teacher 3rd grade: The man who type roped across the twin towers
Me: WOW
History teacher 7th grade: 9/11 documentary
Me: ...oh
Maggie Rose I’m in 7th grade and I learned about this today
He did exactly what he wanted to do ... Fuck Everyone .. That eight times raised my goosebumps 😂😂
The pic with the Boeing 727 flying over him is AWESOME.
Pleasant aspiration came true.
A man with real serious balls
Ive seen the Movie called “The Walk” where i first saw philip*
The great artist
Nice piece of work
At 7:20 that shot of the towers with the plane in it...has a whole new meaning today, doesn't it?
His preparation and walk is chronicled in the novel by Colum McCann," Let The Great World Spin"
I find it funny that 7 ppl disliked this. haha Anti-hero I guess. Philippe is/was a gift to all of us. ♥️
Suki Rae he’s still alive
Awnnn see his smile.. kinda cute. N then yeah he's crazy!
Just watched the movie... did not think this was true at all.... that’s one of the greatest feats ever!!!!period... I was scared just thinking about it.... unbelievable
I was doing stuff like that when I was 8 or 9. Well, maybe I was 14. Anyway, me and my best buddy would tie a rope between the tv antennas of our houses. They were 2 miles apart or something like that. And we would walk back and forth and sometimes even ride our bikes across it. And all of our friends would say, “that’s cool”. It was cool. It really was.
why are there no videos of this anywhere?
@TheStoryBehind hey why did u deleted all ur videos . Plz upload it again because I had a project and your videos will help . Plz upload them again.
i can't even finish watched the movie, my foot was slam
Holy shiz? The towers swayed?!
NOPE.
Almost all skyscrapers qre design to sway a little to deal with wind. They can sway about a few feet
Truly inspiring........
No se puede deter a ninguna mente o espíritu libre 👍🏻💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
imagine he was walkin && then got the hiccups .. that woulda been scary i can imagine 💔
I watched the movie and I will never be the same 😅
Balls of steelllll
How is rope passed from one building to another??
He attached his tight rope to one tower, then shot an arrow across to the other tower, where one of his crew attached it there. That alone is too scary for me!!
2:25 what a sign isn’t it
i swear if i tried that i would fall over on the first second
Yes..I seen the movie on this...
What is the music 🎶 in the background?
Nice vid ! See Frenchman have gyroscopes in their body thats why they don't fall !
06:19 the smile on philippe's face contradicts the accusations about him never cross that buildings..
Oh come on, I saw another video about this yesterday, are you reading my mind?
Ultimate guts.
Real super man 👍
OMG THATS WHY WE SHOULD SUBSCRIBE AND TURN ON BELL NOTIFICATION
Nice
6:13 paul walker is that you on the back?😱
Hes a Time traveler
In which year
The movie from The Walk
Is it weird that I’m slightly attracted to him
Wowww u are my hero
What a set of ball's ..so crazy
The movie the walk is actually crazy accurate
now no one can beat this guy because the building is already destroyed 🗿
*Diary Of A Crazy Man: Twin Towers*