From the Buffalo News: The tethered steps that Nik Wallenda took on a mist-drenched, 2-inch steel cable across Niagara Falls more than two years ago gave the former honeymoon capital of the world a chance to reclaim a moment in the spotlight. But that 26-minute walk before a television audience of more than 10 million…
From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda might not be the only daredevil around here, although he takes the risks and walks those crazy high wires while crowds watch in awe. As he returns to the region this summer for a 10-week stint at Darien Lake, local developers and officials are doing their own type of…
From Niagara This Week: Even after he was initially turned down in his bid to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire, Nik Wallenda said it was his faith that guided him through the entire process. “What a journey it was to get permission to walk across Niagara Falls and to be able do that…
Discovery News has information about the Nik Wallenda walk: This month, high-wire artist Nik Wallenda will make the first attempt at crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope in over 100 years. He will use an 1,800-foot long, two-inch wire that will be strung about 200 feet above the base of the Niagara Gorge.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The dramatic beauty of Niagara Falls has long shared its stage with powerful episodes of human drama — from drenching rides on the Maid of the Mist to suicidal jumpers. The stage gets bigger next month, as aerialist Nik Wallenda attempts to become the first person in more than a…
From Niagara This Week: Could a Flying Wallenda meet a flying falcon? There’s a “good possibility’’ a pair of nesting falcons at Niagara Falls could attack daredevil high-wire walker Nik Wallenda as he attempts a crossing over the famous waterway on June 15, say Mark and Marion Nash, spokespeople for the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Wallenda,…
From the Inquisitr: World renown tightrope walker Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk a high-wire over Niagara Falls, making him the first person to do so in more than one-hundred years. He stated during a Wednesday press conference: “This has been a dream for so long, since I was 6 years old.”
From Buffalo Business First: On July 3, 1984, a Czech emigre by the name of Karel Soucek rode in a nine-foot barrel over the cataracts at Niagara Falls, and lived. A few months later, on Jan. 19, 1985, a stunt he was performing in the Houston Astrodome malfunctioned and within a day he was dead,…
From the Buffalo News: After a lifetime of staring down death atop a high-wire, Nik Wallenda on Wednesday faced a different challenge: persuading Canadian officials to let him walk a wire across Niagara Falls. Unlike the high-wire acts that made his family famous, Wallenda won’t know for weeks whether this attempt was a success. Wallenda…
From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Falls publicity stunt was born like this: It was September 1827.A group of hoteliers wanted to make a quick buck. So they sent an old lake schooner, filled with terrified animals, over the brink. The spectacle, as planned, drew thousands. Many of the animals died in the plunge. It’s…