aisikaier stands and begins walking backward again. he continues to gain distance one step at a time across the ravine. maintaining balance is a challenge as the existing stabilizing wires on the cable car line are spaced farther apart than aisikaier is used to. after he's been walking for an astonishing 50 minutes with less than 150 feet to go, wind blows him off balance and this time calamity. >> translator: the wind came. i stumbled and my balance was almost vertical. i touched and it was wire but it was oily. i thought i was done. as i was falling, i wasn't thinking of anything. as i landed i thought to myself when would i die? i didn't know what's down below. i couldn't see. i was blindfolded. i thought i was dead. >> with an unbelievable stroke of luck, he has fallen on to a cliff about 30 feet below. park manager luong gihong was watching nearby. >> translator: i thought my heart was going to pop out of my mouth. it was scary. if he had fallen earlier according to our survey of the area, if he fell before the cliff right to the