American Falls Bridal Veil Falls Lower Niagara River Horseshoe Falls Upper Niagara River Upper Niagara River These acts included; crossing blind-folded, on stilts, carrying his manager piggy-back style, wearing a gorilla costume and pushing a wheelbarrow, and many, many others. He developed a kind of revelry with a man named William Hunt. The two of them both crossed many times, and each time doing something more spectacular than the other. Both continued to tightrope. In 1897 Blondin died of diabetes a few days before his 73 rd birthday. As best as I can figure out, the reason that so many people jump from Niagara is because it’s an adventure like no other, it would give you a rush of adrenaline, and it’s sort of a test to see if you’re brave enough to do it. All in all, Niagara Falls is a very interesting, but dangerous place, and I enjoyed learning about it.