He took the main road of fame on Friday night when he became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire.
And despite traveling 1,800 feet above the waters roar Nik Wallenda Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls, he secured some serious bragging rights, boldly death seems more interested in an estimated 112,000 people who gathered to witness the spectacle (and the millions more who tuned in the TV).
"I hope what I do and what I do is inspire people around the world to reach the sky," said Wallenda, 33, told reporters after the walk, where he wore a safety tether in accordance with the request of ABC, which helped sponsor the action, according to Associated Press.
He said he felt like he was "on cloud nine" after challenging the "wind comes from all directions" and the blinding fog on a 30-minute walk from the United States was to Canada.
"There is no way to focus on the movement of the cable," he said. "If I look down the cable, there is moving water everywhere And when I looked up, there was heavy fog blowing in my face .. So, it is uniquely strange sensation."
So how did he overcome the forces of nature to complete the historical walk, which paid homage to her family circus, Flying Wallendas, and his great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda end (who died during the action in Puerto Rico)?
"A lot of praying," he said. "That's for sure."
And despite traveling 1,800 feet above the waters roar Nik Wallenda Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls, he secured some serious bragging rights, boldly death seems more interested in an estimated 112,000 people who gathered to witness the spectacle (and the millions more who tuned in the TV).
"I hope what I do and what I do is inspire people around the world to reach the sky," said Wallenda, 33, told reporters after the walk, where he wore a safety tether in accordance with the request of ABC, which helped sponsor the action, according to Associated Press.
He said he felt like he was "on cloud nine" after challenging the "wind comes from all directions" and the blinding fog on a 30-minute walk from the United States was to Canada.
"There is no way to focus on the movement of the cable," he said. "If I look down the cable, there is moving water everywhere And when I looked up, there was heavy fog blowing in my face .. So, it is uniquely strange sensation."
So how did he overcome the forces of nature to complete the historical walk, which paid homage to her family circus, Flying Wallendas, and his great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda end (who died during the action in Puerto Rico)?
"A lot of praying," he said. "That's for sure."
