I'd have to say that watching Man on Wire in class was the most extreme form of walking I have ever seen. While he seemed to consider it more of a performance, there is no arguing that it is a walk too. I was amazed at how much planning he had done in preparation for the walk, but there is no way it would have worked without it.
There is something kind of romantic about tightrope walking and it was presented that way to some extent in the documentary, such as when they show him up on the wire and the reactions from the people on the ground, but there was something very terrifying about it too. It is so high and he didn't appear to have any safety measures or anything. I can't help but think that the desire to do a walk like this is chasing that adrenaline that comes with an activity like that. Seeing the view of him from the ground shows just how high he was and the danger he was in.
A few weeks ago I found a video that reminded me of Man on Wire. It seems to be more about jumping from great heights, but it looks like they use a tightrope sometimes. They almost seem to perform a little while on the rope too. I also assume they are walking at least part of the way to the top of the places they are jumping from, which I think would be quite the hike. It's a pretty nice video and it can be found at http://www.notcot.org/post/44128/
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