10 ways The Great Blondin crossed Niagara Falls

1. Simply walking on a tightrope (he first did this June 20, 1859) by day and by night

2. stopping part way to set up a camera and take a picture

3. He also did it blindfolded

4. backwards

5. trundling a wheelbarrow

6. on stilts

7. carrying a man (his manager, Harry Colcord) on his back

8. sitting down midway while he cooked and ate an omelette (very French)

9. standing on a chair with only one of its legs balanced on the rope

10. doing various backflips, somersaults and other gymnastic moves