Brantford, Ont. stilt walker attempts world record

A Brantford, Ont. performer is walking into the history books – again.

A Brantford, Ont. performer is walking into the history books – again.

On Saturday, Doug Hunt, also known as Doug the Great, took 14 consecutive steps balanced atop 55-foot tall stilts.

If verified by Guinness, that’s enough to reclaim his record for the tallest stilts.

Hunt previously held the title for around 20 years, before a man in the United States usurped him with a 54-foot tall stilt walk last year.

“We wanted to bring it back to Canada, we wanted to bring it back to Ontario, we wanted to bring it back to Brantford where we did it 21 years ago,” Hunt explained.

On Saturday, a crowd gathered at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, cheering him on with each towering step.