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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 ...
He followed that up with Skyscraper Live, a live Discovery special that aired on November 2, 2014, in which he completed two tightrope walks and set two new Guinness World Records: one for walking the steepest tightrope incline over 600 feet (180 m) up between two skyscrapers, and the other for the highest tightrope walk while blindfolded.
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.
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 ...
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.
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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 ...