Nik Wallenda Successfully crossed Niagara Falls on a Tightrope

American Stuntman Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope on 15 June 2012. Wallenda took more than 25 minutes to complete his 1800-feet long precarious journey. No person in the past 100 years has accomplished this daredevilry act. Wallenda started the walk from the U.S. side of the falls and finished it to the Canadian side.

Born at Florida in US on 24 January 1979 Wallenda describes himself as an aerialist, high wire artist, acrobat and daredevil. The six-time Guinness World Record holder Wallenda has to his credit the world record for the longest distance and greatest height ever travelled by bicycle on a high wire, the record which he created during a stunt in New Jersey in year 2008.

Stunts of any sort were legally prohibited on Niagara Falls for more than 100 years. Nik Wallenda had to wrangled with the US and Canadian authorities for two years to get the permission to perform the daredevil task.  On 23 September 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill giving Nik Wallenda final permission to cross Niagra Falls on a tightrope.

Where is Niagra Falls?

The waterfalls of Niagra falls are located on the Niagra river which connect two of the five great lakes. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Collectively the waterfalls called the Niagra falls. The falls consist of three different  water falls, the American falls, the Bridal Veil Falls in America and the Canadian Horseshoe falls in Canada. The Niagra falls marks the international border between USA and Canada.