From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: “I can’t thank you enough for all of your support and encouragement,” said Nik Wallenda, to fans assembled outside the Seneca Niagara Casino after concluding his brief training session on a high wire there Tuesday morning. But after 11 days of practice, Wallenda also informed them the session they…
From Niagara This Week: Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda, who will be crossing the Falls between the U.S. and Canada on June 15, has been holding his practice sessions open to the public May 12-22 at the Seneca Niagara casino, twice a day and yet before Tuesday’s last appearance he unexpectedly cancelled. Spectators lined up against…
From CNews: For some tourists, Nik Wallenda’s wirewalk across Niagara Falls will still be a spectacle worth watching, even if he wears a safety harness. But others say the precautionary device dashes any excitement surrounding the event on June 15. “I could see some people being disappointed, but it will still be something to see,”…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (including video): Nik Wallenda isn’t the only one practicing in Niagara Falls, Thursday. Rescue crews are also practicing for the big day, which is less than one month away. On day six of practice, daredevil Nik Wallenda made it to the highest point of the wire, while crowds clapped…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda got his first taste of the wet and windy conditions he’ll encounter when he walks over the falls, as blowing rain drenched the stuntman Wednesday during his daily training session. The skies opened at 11 a.m., just as Wallenda was walking his practice wire, drenching him and causing onlookers…
So, last week WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo had an article about how the City of Niagara Falls (New York) was preparing for Nik Wallenda’s walk: People are already lining the streets to see the Great Wallenda practice at the Seneca Niagara Casino for his June 15th trek across the gorge. Mayor Paul Dyster said…
From Bullet News Niagara: Kids have that unique gift for getting right to the heart of the matter. So when daredevil Nik Wallenda stood in front of about 200 students at Notre Dame Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, the famed aerialist faced some of the best questions he’s been asked since he first began to make…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue. I think this is the first newsletter I’ve gotten that mentioned Nik Wallenda.
The New York Times has a nice article (including video) of Nik Wallenda practicing: Nik Wallenda climbed up a scaffold, stepped onto the steel cable and slipped the harness of his balancing pole over his head. Then he began to walk — each step a few inches in front of the last, his leather moccasins…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda doesn’t want to wear a harness when he walks on a wire above Niagara Falls. But his sponsors want to make him. He’d prefer to start the walk in the U.S. and end in Canada, though television officials would have it the other way around. And he wants the…