el dorado canyon

[me23]

he walked across the Eldorado Canyon 86 times. And about 600 feet above it. Who was this shy-high roller and how old was he when he came down from the canyon for good?

[deananswer]

A Colorado pioneer, Ivy Baldwin, was well known for his acrobatic feats.

Ivy Baldwin at 12 ran away with the visiting circus. It was there that he learned wire-walking as well as balloonist skills.

Born Will Ivy in Houston in 1866, he later adopted the name of Ivy Baldwin a circus acrobat.

In 1890, John Elitch brought Ivy to Denver where he performed balloon ascensions and parachute drops at Elitch Gardens. He loved Colorado and became a life-long resident.

At 41 Ivy made his first crossing over South Boulder Canyon at Eldorado Springs. He made a total of 87 crossings the last on his 82nd birthday.