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Nikolas Wallenda (born January 24, 1979) is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, and is best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls.
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- 1992–present
- The King of the Wire (nickname)
- Karl Wallenda (great-grandfather)
WHO IS NIK? With 11 Guiness World Records and a list of never before seen death defying feats, Nik Wallenda has written his name in history as truly the “King of the High Wire”. Nik has performed live in every state in the USA and all over the world.
Learn about the life and achievements of Nik Wallenda, the seventh generation of Great Wallendas who walk the wire with honor and respect for his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda. Discover his world records, his family history, his speaking engagements and his upcoming projects.
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- The wire is just one-inch thick in diameter and 1,800-feet long. The seventh generation wire walker from the famed "Flying Wallendas" has walked over the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and 25 stories above Times Square.
- This is Wallenda's longest and highest walk attempt to date. "I have never until this morning walked on a cable of this diameter," Wallenda said the day before his stunt.
- The lava lake inside the crater boils at over 2,000 degrees F. "For the last week I've been waking up in cold sweats because of this walk," Wallenda explained.
- He will wear a protective mask and goggles to combat the plumes of toxic gas. "We're walking over a volcano with deadly poisonous gases -- it adds a layer of concern," he said.
Jun 16, 2012 · With Niagara Falls tightrope walk Nik Wallenda steps into history. Like generations of Flying Wallenda ancestors before him, high-wire walker succeeds in pulling off his inspiring stunt....
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Jun 13, 2012 · Wallenda is a seventh-generation member of the Great Wallendas, a travelling family circus troupe. He traces his family's performance history back to 1780s Europe, during the era of the Austro-Hungarian empire. His ancestors made up a traveling circus of acrobats, aerialists, animal trainers, clowns and jugglers.
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