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Hanging by a thread: Tightrope walker achieves 35m high stunt in Paris

Video. Hanging by a thread: Tightrope walker achieves 35m high stunt in Paris

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French tightrope walker completed on Saturday (July 21) a stunt on a cord hanging 35 metres from the ground at Paris' picturesque Montmartre hill.

French tightrope walker completed on Saturday a stunt on a cord hanging 35 metres from the ground at Paris' picturesque Montmartre hill.

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With heads tilted towards the sky, hundreds of spectators watched as Bongonga walked on the rope suspended by a crane on the base of the hill's steps towards the Sacre Coeur basilica.

Many audience members found the show nerve-wracking, as Bongonga completed the performance with no security cable attached to her costume.

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