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The Grand Canyon

Nik Wallenda, the tightrope walker who in 2012 made it safely across a 1,500-foot high wire over Niagara Falls, has selected his next big challenge. In June 2013, the daredevil plans to walk a tightrope across a section of the Grand Canyon.

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  • King Of The Highwire

    On June 15, 2012, high wire artist Nik Wallenda joined the ranks of legendary daredevils when he became the first person ever to walk across the roaring Niagara Falls on a two-inch steel wire. The historic event was broadcast live by ABC to an audience reaching 13.3 million Americans, garnering the highest rating for a non-sports broadcast of any network in six years. Read More
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Toronto StarWalk a mile for a ... veggie burger!Toronto StarKeeping your gut in balance might not be as difficult as Nik Wallenda's tightrope stroll over Niagara Falls, but a healthy mix of microbial bacteria in your intestines is important for keeping you on the straight and narrow, too. We now know that those ...
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Video: Summer TV preview 2013Los Angeles TimesRemaining episodes of shows quickly canceled or never shown during the fall, winter and spring! Special events! (Nik Wallenda tightrope-walks the Grand Canyon, live on Discovery, June 23! Jodi Arias Lifetime movie June 22! “Hot in Cleveland” live ...
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Koorddanser Nik Wallenda loopt 23 juni over de Grand CanyonTelevizier.nlLevensgevaarlijke acties ondernemen lijkt een familiekwaaltje bij de Wallenda's. Nik is namelijk de achterkleinzoon van Karl Wallenda, die in 1978 dodelijk naar beneden viel bij een koordwandeling in Puerto Rico. Nik ziet de oversteek als een eerbetoon ...
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda Illustrates Importance of “Balance” in New BookPR Web (press release)As someone who performs death-defying stunts on a regular basis including a history-making tightrope walk hundreds of feet above Niagara Falls in 2012—one of the most highly-rated TV events of the decade—“King of the Wire” Nik Wallenda writes of his ...
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Nik Wallenda's live tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon doesn't make him a ...Entertainment WeeklyOn June 23, high wire artist Nik Wallenda will do a tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon live on Discovery — without a safety net or tether. Below, we have an exclusive first look at a bio video in which Wallenda explains why he doesn't consider ...
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Top Headlines: Boy Hero, Attack on Teen, Grease Theft, Nik WallendaPatch.com4. Wallenda to Practice Tightrope Walk at Benderson Park. Nik Wallenda will prep at the Sarasota park for his upcoming Grand Canyon walk. The Daredevil was also recognized at a tourism group's breakfast Thursday for promoting his hometown.
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Wirewalker Nik Wallenda to receive honourary degree from Niagara University ...Bullet News NiagaraWirewalker Nik Wallenda to receive honourary degree from Niagara University today. Bullet News file photo by Peter Conradi. JOHN ROBBINS/Bullet News. Niagara Falls, N.Y. – Famed wirewalker Nik Wallenda has another honour to celebrate. Wallenda, the ...and more »
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Nik Wallenda to practice for Grand Canyon at Sarasota parkWWSB ABC 7SARASOTA - Before Nik Wallenda walks a wire across the Grand Canyon next month, he'll prepare in his hometown. There's still some paperwork to complete, but Wallenda will practice at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. The park, located off Honore ...Wallenda Given 'Voice of Sarasota' AwardPatch.comNEW: Sarasota banking on Wallenda to draw crowdsSarasota Herald-Tribuneall 5 news articles »
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Change text size for the storyThorold NewsThe Review and St. Catharines Standard's team coverage of Nik Wallenda's wire walk across Niagara Falls won a gold medal in the Multi-platform Series or Feature category. Managing editor Corey Larocque won a silver medal in spot news coverage for a ...and more »
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