He walked across a wire 1,500 feet above a river in Arizona in June 2013 that was also a world breaking news and becoming the first person to cross the gorge near Grand Canyon Park in Arizona. As a member of the famous Flying Wallendas, founded by his grandfather Karl Wallenda in the 1920s, Wallenda is no stranger to death-defying stunts. After he returned to the West Tower, he crossed to the East Tower blindfolded as he braced against estimated wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour.
The walk consisted of two parts, starting from Marina City’s West Tower, about 588 feet high.He crossed above the Chicago River to the Leo Burnett Building, finishing 671 feet above the street. World breaking News Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk between two skyscrapers 600 feet above downtown Chicago on Sunday morning that was called his most challenging feat and most important that there was no safety net. Nik Wallenda completes blindfolded tightrope.
