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To regain his composure. aisikaier stands and begins walking backward again. he continues to gain distance one step at a time across the ravine. maintaining balance is a challenge as the existing stabilizing wires on the cable car line are spaced farther apart than aisikaier is used to. after hes been walking for an astonishing 50 minutes with less than 150 feet to go, wind blows him off balance and this time calamity. >> translator: the wind came. my balance pole was like -- i stumbled and my b...

>> the elements overwhelm him. aisikaier loses his balance and slips. he sits on the wire momentarily to regain his composure. aisikaier stands and begins walking backward again. he continues to gain distance one step at a time across the ravine. maintaining balance is a challenge as the existing stabilizing wires on the cable car line are spaced farther apart than aisikaier is used to. after he has been walking for an astonishing 50 minutes with less than 150 feet to go, a gust of wind throws h...

>> i would go down to the safety of the wire, the balance pole, we walk on sidewalks all the time. 60-mile-an-hour winds wont knock you down. the pole gives me a lower center of gravity, i can adjust, give me plenty of time. anything i couldnt control, i would go down to the safety of the wire. if the wire moving too much your honor the feet thats what i do. >> i fell 3 1/2 stories off a roof. when i look down, i want to pull back. why do so many have a fear of heights. >> you call it fear, i ca...

Unitard or something. he just wore jeans. >> i asked him that when i interviewed him. he said, what am i supposed to wear? he wears whatever is comfortable. its all about the moccasins. his mother makes them. >> did you have those on when you did that? >> no, i did not need them. i was two feet off the ground. >> lets see this. kate is now 1,800 feet above the ground. >> thats me above the grand canyon or 30 feet up. 30 feet up is scary enough. >> did you look down? >> he said he does look down....

Aisikaier stands and begins walking backward again. he continues to gain distance one step at a time across the ravine. maintaining balance is a challenge as the existing stabilizing wires on the cable car line are spaced farther apart than aisikaier is used to. after hes been walking for an astonishing 50 minutes with less than 150 feet to go, wind blows him off balance and this time calamity. >> translator: the wind came. my balance pole was like -- i stumbled and my balance was almost vertica...