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EdgeWalk: Toronto CN Tower Attraction Sets Guinness World Record

Cn Tower Edgewalk Guinness World Record

First Posted: 11/08/11 05:42 PM ET Updated: 11/10/11 07:08 PM ET

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TORONTO - The CN Tower now holds a Guinness World Record for its EdgeWalk attraction — the highest external walk on a building.

A certificate of the record was presented to officials Tuesday on the EdgeWalk itself, 356 metres above downtown Toronto.

The attraction allows people to walk hands free along a 1.5-metre-wide ledge that surrounds the top of the tower's main pod.

Walkers who venture out in groups of six are secured with a harness during their 150-metre stroll.

The walk opened to the public on Aug. 1 and officials say it has attracted thrill-seekers from age 13 to 90.

EdgeWalk will soon close for the year but reopens May 1.

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Reporters lean back, 1,168 feet over Toronto's downtown, while participating in a media preview of the new EdgeWalk attraction on the CN Tower Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Participants are strapped into a harness as they walk along a walkway around the CN Tower. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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TORONTO - The CN Tower now holds a Guinness World Record for its EdgeWalk attraction — the highest external walk on a building.A certificate of the record was presented to officials Tuesday on the E...
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B Kleitz
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04:42 PM on 11/20/2011
WOW! Now THAT'S an accident just WAITING to happen........................
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elizlucinda
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08:22 AM on 11/14/2011
My stomach is flipping just by looking at the pictures.

I took the Candian this summer and we got a great view of them from the Panoramic view card on the train. I would love to do it...but my stomach says....No way
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Telemachus
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06:15 PM on 11/09/2011
Maybe with a parachute, too ... otherwise no.
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05:16 PM on 11/09/2011
They must have to sign a waiver before they go out there on the ledge, NO WAY an insurance company would allow this otherwise!!!!!
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aintnoliberalnow
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04:28 PM on 11/09/2011
Not for me, I get vertigo just climbing into the truck.
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djl0108
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01:24 PM on 11/09/2011
Awesome view! However, I kinda like my feet on the ground.
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