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Good luck with that in very many airports around the world! Why do without? Because in a lot of cases it's not necessary; not all gates are operating in ways they were not originally intended, or have been designed by bean counters with zero appreciation of how the real world works.
to clarify yes I've marshalled 727, 737, a300, a310 into and out of gates alone IF there was no aircraft at adjoining gates..
If there was an aircraft at an adjoining hate the n yes I used a wingwalker