- Ascending A Thick Tree
- Descending an Over-Hanging Cliff
...the origins of this fad can be created to Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly, a stuntman who claimed to be a Titanic survivor (thus the “Shipwreck” nickname). His flagpole sitting was usually a paid publicity stunt and he would spend days or even weeks up on the flagpole. His first stunt occurred in 1924 when he sat upon a flagpole for 13 hours and 13 minutes.
photo/via Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly atop a flagpole
India, 1933. An elephant in India picking up his driver by the head without harming him
Native Jugglers at Darjeeling, India
Nacho Lopez. Acrobate devant Bellas Artes
The Jiangyou Figure Hill Temple. Simple iron chain bridge, China, 1930s
