ABC is turning Nik Wallenda's attempted tightrope walk over Niagara Falls into a prime-time television event next month. The network said Friday it will devote its entire prime-time schedule to a three-hour special on June 15 with the daredevil's attempt. full story ![]()
Nik Wallenda, the daredevil who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope last year, will try a similar stunt at the Grand Canyon in June, he announced on Monday.
nytimes.com (2 months and 6 days ago)

Nik Wallenda made history last year by becoming the first person to walk over Horseshoe Falls on a tightrope, but his bucket list of crazy stunts doesn't stop there.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 4 days ago)
Nik “The King of the High Wire” Wallenda will walk on a tightrope strung over the Grand Canyon.
foxnews.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
CAMERON — Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda has planned his highest tightrope walk yet, and he says he’ll do it without a harness.
azdailysun.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
NIAGARA FALLS – Daredevil Nik Wallenda, whose high-wire walk over Niagara Falls June 15 won new publicity for the area, was announced Friday as an award winner and keynote speaker for the Niagara USA Chamber’s annual awards gala March 22 in the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel.Wallenda is to receive the Visionary Award from the business group, president and CEO Deanna Brennen...
buffalonews.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
Keeping your gut in balance might not be as difficult as Nik Wallenda's tightrope stroll over Niagara Falls, but a healthy mix of microbial bacteria in your intestines is important for keeping you on
thonline.com (1 day ago)

In a bid for water-cooler fare, the cable channel will capture Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk at 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River.
hollywoodreporter.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
NIAGARA FALLS – It’s been 9 months since the King of the High Wire took his last step over the raging cataracts of Niagara Falls.And boy did Nik Wallenda miss them.“I feel like a kid at Disney World every time I come back,” Wallenda said at a news conference this morning. “There’s just something alluring about the falls.”Wallenda, in town to receive an award from the Niagara...
buffalonews.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
March 19 - High-wire stuntman Nik Wallenda announces he will tightrope walk across a section of the Grand Canyon. Sharon Reich reports.
reuters.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
LEWISTON – In a Niagara University commencement speech, Nik Wallenda said his 27-minute tightrope walk across Niagara Falls and its wind and blinding mist followed a life of conquered obstacles – from self-doubt to reluctant governments – that he hoped might inspire. “Seek out what makes you unique. ... From what vantage point do you hope to one day view your life?” said...
buffalonews.com (11 days ago)
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