The true story of Philippe Petit's high wire walk between ... pausing to kneel and lie down on the wire. He brought much of Manhattan, a quarter of a mile below him, to a standstill, and succeeded ...

Nearly 50 years on from the stunt that propelled him to international fame, the tightrope walker Philippe Petit has hinted he ... tried to convince him to come down from the rope, however, even ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nearly 50 years after he infamously walked across the Twin Towers, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit thrilled ... stopping to throw confetti down to the onlookers.

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Philippe Petit will walk a highwire across the nave of St. John the Divine in New York City, the world's largest cathedral. "My love for magnificent places ...