NIAGARA FALLS, NY – Passport in hand, Nik Wallenda makes history as he crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope wire. Wallenda is the first person to walk on a tightrope 1,800 feet across the misty and windy roar of Niagara Falls. And to add to the difficulty, he did this in the dark.
Taking steady steps through the mist over the falls, he made his way across in roughly a half hour. Wallenda had to face high winds, a wet wire, and a harness that he’s never walked with before. During the walk, he prayed. And as he reached the end, he bent down to one knee and thanked all the fans cheering on during his journey, and ended with a little dance along the wire.
When he arrived in Canadian, not only was he met by his family, he was also met by two custom agents. When they ask him what the purpose of his trip to Canada was, he said, “to inspire people all over the world.” He surely did that tonight with over 125,000 people watching on site, and millions more watching at home. It wasn’t until four minutes before he reached the Canadian side of the falls, that he could actually hear the crowd cheering him on. With the noise of the falls, he couldn’t hear anything from those watching his amazing feat.
So what’s next for Nik Wallenda? During a follow up interview with ABC, Wallenda stated he is planned on crossing the Grand Canyon. This will be a mile long walk, which is almost three times as long as the walk he completed at Niagara Falls. Wallenda says that it is in his blood to do this, and he always tells people “my great-grandfather passed on from generation to generation is to not give up.” With inspiration like that, surely Nik Wallenda will continue to amaze the world with all his daredevil stunts.
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Muffy Lavens 