From the Boston Globe: Some facts and figures about daredevil Nik Wallenda’s Friday night wire-walk over Niagara Falls: Length of wire: 1,800 feet Weight: 7 tons Diameter: 2 inches Material: Steel How it’s installed: Be sure to visit the site to read the rest of the “facts and figures”
From Niagara This Week: Nik Wallenda has done something no one has ever done before: crossed the Horseshoe Falls on a tight rope wire. The seventh generation Flying Wallenda had said crossing the falls had been a childhood dream of his. On Friday night, that dream came true when he completed the stunt across Niagara…
For the last couple of days there has been lots of work going on along the Niagara Parkway down to Table Rock Place. There are a LOT of trucks with a LOT of equipment for the TV production. There are barriers being put in place, security and police officers around, and more. It is kind…
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 Buffalo News: Remember all of those rooms Niagara Falls hotels expected to book for Nik Wallenda’s dramatic tightrope walk? If they really want to protect the tourist attraction’s brand, they should offer full refunds to anyone who cancels after finding out the death-defying feat they thought they were coming to see will be…