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WATCH: Raccoon's Amazing High-Wire Walk

Hey Nik Wallenda, you ain’t got nothing on this little furry critter. A new video offers undeniable proof that the raccoons are taking over in...

Willie Geist, Natalie Morales Will Host Nik Wallenda Walk Across Grand Canyon

In June, daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, live on Discovery Channel. NBC News’ Peacock Productions will be producing the jump, and so NBC “Today” co-hosts Willie Geist and Natalie Morales...Show More Summary

Nik Wallenda To Wire-Walk Across Grand Canyon

2 months agoNews : The Coming Crisis

The self-proclaimed "King of the High Wire", Nik Wallenda, has announced his latest daring stunt - a tightrope walk over a section of the Grand Canyon without a harness.Wallenda, 34, will be higher than he has ever been before at 1,500ft (457m) above the Little Colorado River.http://news.sky.com/story/1066533/nik-wallenda-to-wire-walk-across-grand-canyon

Daredevil Plans Grand Canyon Tightrope Walk

In a stunt daring even by the standards of the Flying Wallendas, seventh-generation daredevil Nik Wallenda is planning to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope—without using a safety harness or net. Wallenda—who made it across Niagara Falls on a tightrope last year—says the death-defying walk 1,...

Discovery’s Live Tightrope Walk Across The Grand Canyon Sounds, Uh, Thrilling!

2 months agoEntertainment / Film : Videogum

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. From The Hollywood Reporter: The man best known as “The King of the High Wire,” Nik Wallenda, is set to traverse the Grand Canyon without a harness June 23 — and Discovery Channel will be there to capture it. In a bid for DVR-proof water-cooler fare, the cable channel is said to have [...]

Discovery to Air Grand Canyon Tightrope Crossing Live

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. read more

Tightrope Legend Nik Wallenda to Cross Over Grand Canyon Sunday, June 23 on Discovery Channel

It will be one of the most daring and captivating live events in history -- Nik Wallenda, known as “The King of the High Wire,” will traverse the majestic Grand Canyon, without using a harness.

Discovery Channel To Air Nik Wallenda Grand Canyon Stunt, NBC News To Produce

Discovery Channel has secured the live TV rights for daredevil Nik Wallenda‘s latest stunt: walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. Wallenda announced the stunt on NBC’s “Today” this morning. It was probably not a coincidence,...Show More Summary

Man Tightropes 200 Feet Above Asphalt With No Harness

Nik Wallenda completed a 200-foot high tightrope walk above a highway without wearing a harness on Wednesday. It took him 9 minutes to stroll 600 feet from start to end. The stunt took place in Wallenda's hometown of Sarasota, Florida. Show More Summary

Daredevil Takes High Wire Walk 60 Meters Above Busy Motorway

Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a 152-meter tight rope walk high above a busy motorway in the US state of Florida on January 29 without a tether or safety net.

Daredevil crosses the road ... 200 feet above it

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Famed daredevil Nik Wallenda glided 500 feet across a wire suspended 200 feet above the ground on Tuesday, wowing several thousand people below in his hometown of Sarasota.

Tightrope walker to walk 200 feet above ground

Tightrope walker to walk 200 feet above ground via Rickey.org Famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to cross road in Sarasota, Fla., 200 feet in air. Omigosh, good luck! The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

Niagara Falls daredevil Wallenda to skywalk over Florida highway

4 months agoNews : CNN's This Just In

Daredevil Nik Wallenda will not need a passport for this trip. But just like his historic walk from United States to Canada, across the Niagara Falls, his life will be on the line. Or should we say on the wire. Wallenda will walk across a skinny, steel wire Tuesday morning 180 feet above a Sarasota, [...]

Nik Wallenda's Niagara Falls Tightrope Stunt Adds to Long History of Crazy Wire Walkers

Today Nik Wallenda will be the first man in 116 years to attempt to walk over the Niagara River. Here are some madcap thrillseekers who wowed spectators over the years.

The 11 Greatest Daredevils Ever

7 months agoSports : Total Pro Sports

Over the past several months, we’ve seen two different daredevils performs highly publicized stunts. First, back in June, we had Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls on a tight rope. That was broadcast live on ABC. Then, just Sunday, we had Felix Baumgartner set a new world record for highest skydive and fastest speed of [...]

A Local Experiences Niagara Falls As A Tourist

8 months agoLifestyle / Travel : Gadling

Sometimes you need a couple of daredevils to remind you to go home. Earlier this year, I interviewed Nik Wallenda, the stuntman who recently walked a tightrope across Niagara Falls and Jay Cochrane, a 68-year-old man who has been tightroping...Show More Summary

Nik Wallenda Brings High Wire Walk to Charlotte

Fans at the Bank of America 500 in October will be expecting plenty of action, but some of it's going to be coming from an unexpected place. Details haven't really been announced yet, but according to his Twitter account, Nik Wallenda (a seventh-generation member of The Flying Wallendas family), will walk over Charlotte Motor Speedway before the race.... Read Full Post

Nik Wallenda Makes Atlantic City Tightrope Walk After Conquering Niagara Falls

Nik Wallenda captured the attention of the world when he completed a harrowing tightrope walk over Niagara Falls earlier this summer, but the daredevil wasn’t finished with his stunts for the summer. This week Nik Wallenda completed another difficult, if not quite as dangerous, tightrope walk, this time crossing over the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Even [...]Show More Summary

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