Nik Wallenda has set the world record for tightrope walking over a section of the Grand Canyon without a safety net!
The 34-year-old daredevil completed the quarter mile walk on Sunday in about 22 minutes. Describing himself as the “King of the High Wire,” Wallenda walked on a steel cable that was hanging 457 metres above the Little Colorado River.
If walking across a massive gorge without a safety net wasn’t scary enough, there were lots of gusty winds that day which made the trek even more frightening! Wallenda had to stop twice because the winds were too strong to safely go on!
Having accomplished this feat, Wallenda is already planning his next big stunt: tightrope walking between New York City’s Empire State and Chrysler buildings!