Harry Gardiner

Harry Gardiner
Harry Gardiner in 1915
Born	Erik Weisz (1871 – after 1923) New York City
Occupation	Illusionist, escapologist, stunt performer, actor

Harry H. Gardiner (1871 – after 1923), better known as the Human Fly, was an American man famous for climbing buildings. He began climbing in 1905, and successfully climbed over 700 buildings in Europe and North America, usually wearing ordinary street clothes and using no special equipment.

Some of the famous climbs Gardiner performed:

Gardiner is mentioned in a story of present day skyscraper climber Alain Robert, The New Yorker magazine, April 20, 2009.