Daredevil Nik Wallenda becomes first person to cross right over Niagara Falls over tightrope

It was a sight to be seen with awe, fear, excitement and heart throbbing at its fastest speed when  Nik Wallenda  started walking over the roaring and foamy Niagara Falls to attempt to cross it for the first time in the history over a stretch of 1,800 feet Friday night. 

Nik Wallenda almost in the middle of his Niagara cross over approximately 220feet above the water line [Photo: Reuters]

Though tethered to the wire to prevent falling to nearly certain death, he still contended with wind, water and an unfamiliar wire as he walked all the way from the Goat Island U.S. to Canada.

The daring acrobat set off around 10.15 to whoops and cheers from the huge crowd at the atmospheric event, and arrived on the other side of the Falls within half an hour.

Read more / watch more spectacular photos by Reuters: Daily Mail

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First tightrope crossing above the Niagara Falls

Mail Online reports that Nik Wallenda steps out on a 2 in-thick steel  cable to make a 1,800ft journey from the U.S. into Canada right over the gushing fall waters of the Niagara Falls Friday, 15th June.

Scheduled Niagara Falls crossing on 15th June by Nik Wallenda [Photo: Mail Online]

Wallenda will spend 40 minutes being buffeted by strong winds, blinding spray and, if he’s really unlucky, attacks from the peregrine falcons who nest nearby.

It may be added that the first to cross the gorge: French acrobat and tightrope walker Charles Blondin was the first ever person to cross a section of Niagara Falls on a 1,000 foot long tightrope in 1859, but chose a calmer spot downstream.


So look out for the news on Friday and see history in making.

Read more about the crossing / historical facts: Mail Online

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