Daredevil

Mar
28

Wallenda returns: Daredevil talks of new book and Falls site update

Graham on March 28th, 2013

From the Niagara Gazette: Aerialist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Friday, and gave his word, once again, that plans for a Falls performance area were still in the works. The daredevil, who left the city so triumphantly last June after crossing the Niagara Gorge on a two-inch wire, held a press conference on [...]

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Oct
30

Climbing into the wheelbarrow

Graham on October 30th, 2012

The Citizen in Fayetteville, GA has an article about Felix Baumgartner (the guy who jumped from almost outer space). The beginning of the article is about Blondin (a daredevil tie-in). In the 1800s, an acrobat named Blondin became famous for walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope numerous times. One day, a crowd gathered to [...]

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Oct
24

This week in Michigan history: Bay City teacher first person to survive Niagara barrel drop

Graham on October 24th, 2012

From the Detroit Free Press: Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a barrel ride over Niagara Falls on Oct. 24, 1901. The 63-year-old Bay City teacher used a self-designed barrel that was 4 1/2 feet high and approximately 3 feet in diameter, with a leather harness and cushions for protection, according to [...]

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Aug
22

Wallenda back in town Wednesday – Grand Canyon possibly next summer

Graham on August 22nd, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: Two months after making history, wirewalker Nik Wallenda will be back in Niagara Falls Wednesday. For an invite-only event at Bravo Pizzeria (7:30 p.m.), Wallenda will have a concrete impression made of his feet, to be placed in the daredevil exhibit at the newly-renovated Niagara Falls Museum. Wallenda’s walk across [...]

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Jul
11

Daredevil Walks From Skylon Tower to Hilton Hotel

Graham on July 11th, 2012

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): Nik Wallenda isn’t the only daredevil wowing crowds with a combination of balance and nerves of steel. Jay Cochrane, 68, held the first of a series of tightrope walks from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton in downtown Niagara Falls, Ontario. Cochrane’s walk started at a height [...]

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Jul
10

Niagara tightrope walker promoted Slocan mines

Graham on July 10th, 2012

This isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but it is still interesting… From the Nelson Star: This month, stuntman Nik Wallenda became the first person in over 110 years to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. One person who would have known the feeling was William Leonard Hunt, aka the Great Farini, an American-born, Canadian-raised daredevil [...]

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Jul
9

Nik Wallenda’s Tightrope Walk Across Niagara Falls Makes Waves Even In This City Of Stunts

Graham on July 9th, 2012

From IBTraveler: Officials banned stuntmen and daredevils from turning Niagara Falls into a circus over a century ago, but on Friday night, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda became the first of his generation to tackle the world’s most famous falls — and he did so on prime time TV with official support. The daredevil remained unnaturally [...]

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Jul
6

Daredevil Wallenda’s tightrope walk over Niagara Falls both dicey and pricey: Up to $1.3M

Graham on July 6th, 2012

From an Associated Press story seen on Yahoo! News: Walking a high wire over Niagara Falls isn’t only a dicey proposition, it turns out it’s pretty pricey, too. Daredevil Nik Wallenda estimates his history-making, U.S.-to-Canada walk by way of a cable strung over the brink will cost about $1.2 million to $1.3 million. That includes [...]

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Jun
13

2 plans to rescue daredevil Wallenda

Graham on June 13th, 2012

From UPI: Canadian and American authorities have a backup plan to rescue tightrope walker Nik Wallenda should he be stranded during his walk across Niagara Falls. The plan is a backup to Wallenda’s own rescue plan, which would use a system of pulleys and baskets, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News reported Saturday. “One of the conditions [...]

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Jun
12

Question of the week: How many people have tightrope walked across Niagara Falls?

Graham on June 12th, 2012

From the National Post: A) Eleven — 10 men and one woman since 1859. Daredevil Nik Wallenda will become the 11th…

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