In the given picture, a man is doing rope walking or tightrope walking. Tightrope walking also called funemblism is a skill of walking long a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope, walking and slacking. The rope walkers are called as fumbelist and acrobat who performs in tightrope or slack rope synonym tightrope walk.