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We dragged him up step by step. we asked him how are you. he answered i'm okay. i'm okay. don't worry. all of us were very happy when we saw him sitting there. we knew that he's fine now. it was only scratches. we were all very happy. aisikaier's injuries are more than physical. in the days after the fall, aisikaier's confidence as a high-wire performer is rattled. but his trepidation doesn't last long. >> translator: i was still upset after i got back. so i tried out walking the tightrope. and then i was assured. i started giving performances again. now i'm no longer afraid. there are always ...

Tightrope, if you get up there, you succeed. if you fail, then god bless you. you might die. >> july 8, 2012. on a scorching summer day, aisikaier prepares to give a death defying performance that will be broadcast live on television. the location for the stunt? a vast ravine in the south of china extending 2,100 feet across. instead of the wire normally used in his acts, he is challenged to walk the existing cable car wire. slick in areas with oil, positioned 700 feet above the ground. increasing the risk of this feat, aisikaier is walking not only backward, but blindfolded. >> translator: th...

A high-wire performer takes on a challenge at staggering heights. it may be too daunting, even for him. 41-year-old aisikaier is a sixth generation performer. a master in the ancient chinese art of high-wire walking known as dowaze. he started training at the age of six and performs across his native china without a safety harness. >> translator: it's not exciting if you put on a safety belt. no dowaze performer would use insurance methods. it it loses its point if you put one on. for those of us who walk the

As i was falling, i wasn't thinking of anything. as i landed i thought to myself when would i die? i didn't know what's down below. i couldn't see. i was blindfolded. i thought i was dead. >> with an unbelievable stroke of luck, he has fallen onto a cliff about 30 feet below. park manager luong gihong was watching nearby. >> translator: i thought my heart was going to pop out of my mouth. it was horrible, really scary. if he had fallen earlier according to our survey of the area, if he fell before the cliff right to the bottom, there'd be absolutely no chance of him surviving. >> security pers...

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's 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 was like -- i stumbled and my balance was almost vertical. i touched and it was the wire, but it was oily, so i lost my hold. i thought...