Harry Gardiner

Harry Gardiner (* 1871; ? †) was an American building climbers, under the name Human Fly ( Fly Man ) was known.

He began in 1905 with the building climbing and climbed over 700 buildings in Europe, Canada and the USA, where he used no equipment and wore normal everyday clothing.

Known actions

  • October 7, 1916 in Detroit: Gardiner climbed, completely dressed in white, the twelve -story Majestic Building.
  • November 11, 1918 in Hamilton, Canada: To celebrate the end of World War I, Gardiner climbed the Bank of Hamilton and signed it through several windows, some insurance papers.
  • 1918 in Vancouver, Canada: Gardiner climbed the 17-story World Building, which is named Sun Tower today.
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