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Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda is a Discovery Channel special that aired on November 2, 2014. The special was billed as a highwire walk by Nik Wallenda across the city of Chicago in the United States. [1] Specifically, he walked wires between three skyscrapers "all of which are taller than the Washington Monument." On one of the walks, he ...
Wallenda said he was very interested in tight walking between the Willis Tower with another nearby skyscraper. [2] On November 2, 2014, Discovery aired the special, entitled Skyscraper Live, and an official mobile game, SkyBalance by Nik Wallenda, was developed by Tapinator, Inc. to coincide with the event. [99]
By TYLER DASWICK College Contributor Network Nik Wallenda, the danger-prone highwire-walker of Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, and now Chicago fame, is more akin to a time traveler than anything else.
Nik Wallenda battled toxic gasses, 2,000-degree lava and gusting winds as he crossed an active volcano in Nicaragua. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
In 2013, the Wallenda special Skywire Live [22] [23] attracted 21 million viewers and generated 1.3 million tweets, making it the highest-rated live event ever broadcast on Discovery Channel. [ 26 ] [ 18 ] The 2014 follow-up special, Skyscraper Live , [ 22 ] [ 23 ] was Discovery Channel's most-watched telecast of the year.
WEST ALLIS, Wisc. (FOX6) -- On Tuesday evening, August 11th, world-famous wire walker Nik Wallenda successfully completed his longest walk EVER at the Wisconsin State Fair. Ahead of the wire walk ...
In 1974, at 69 years old, he broke a world skywalk distance record of 1,800 feet (550 m) at Kings Island, a record that stood until July 4, 2008, when his great-grandson, Nik Wallenda, completed a 2,000-foot skywalk (610 m) at the same location.
Nik Wallenda says he "freaked" out when his balancing pole slipped during a high-wire walk with his sister above New York's Times Square.