Italian tightrope walker Andrea Loreni walked through the air between Milan's tallest buildings. Loreni, born in 1975, went for a walk at a height of 140 meters on Friday.
The balancing act that opened an international festival for street theatre and circus arts in Milan lasted 20 minutes. Years of Zen meditation helped the native of Turin to conquer the fear of falling. "It's the feet that take me to the other side of the cable, not the head," he said.