Live on the edge at the CN Tower
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TORONTO — If the glass floor makes you squeamish, the newest attraction at Toronto’s CN Tower is probably not for you.
Starting this summer, thrill-seekers will be able to circle the outside of the Tower’s main pod, 116 stories — 356 metres — above the ground, on a 1.5-metre-wide ledge connected only by a safety harness, it was announced Monday.
“EdgeWalk is both thrilling and unique and will push visitors to their limits — literally and figuratively. This will be among Toronto’s, if not the world’s, greatest attractions,” said Mark Laroche, president and CEO of Canada Lands Company, the owner and operator of the CN Tower.
Officially known as EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, adventure lovers will walk “hands-free” in groups of six to eight while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system. With the help of guides, visitors will even be able to dangle over the edge, leaning back over the city with nothing but air beneath them.
Previously, the most daring attraction at the Tower was the glass floor, where visitors could look straight down to the ground, although safely within the confines of the observation pod.
The new attraction will be open to all visitors who meet required height and weight parameters.
The entire tour is expected to last 11/2 hour, with guests spending 20 to 30 minutes actually on the outside of the building.
Advanced ticket sales for EdgeWalk will begin by phone in June.
— Postmedia News