The year before the birth Nika Wallenda his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda killed at the age of 73

American Nik Wallenda last night successfully walked the tightrope between skyscrapers in Chicago at a height of over 150 meters. And without protection, part of the journey even blindfolded. TV live broadcast of his attempt was delayed for ten seconds, so that producers converse chucks may interrupt the broadcast if the man fell.
On the site tightrope applauded with bated breath tens of thousands of people. "Do you hear the roar? I love Chicago converse chucks and Chicago certainly loves me," commented applause and cheering crowds Wallenda during his dangerous journey along the rope.
The first section of the path length converse chucks of 138 meters between the tip of the West Tower skyscraper in residential and commercial complex Marina City and the top of a skyscraper Leo Burnett Building, across the river Chicago overcame an acrobat in six minutes and 51 seconds, the newspaper Chicago Tribune. After this performance Wallenda rode the elevator down to the street and returned to the Marina City complex of buildings, where between two skyscrapers West Tower and East Tower distant 28 meters walked a tightrope blindfolded per minute and 17 seconds.
"I feel fantastic," said Wallenda at a press conference after his incredible performance. At first route was a tightrope walker initially planned to spend a quarter of an hour, strong winds and the steeper gradient rope him but apparently forced to rush. On presentation trained on the rope at an angle of 15 degrees, but in appearance had rope inclination 19 degrees. converse chucks
According to estimates by Chicago police on the spot gathered 50 thousand spectators. They were asked, among other things, not to use during Wallendovy show cameras with flash, laser pointers or small UAVs that could disturb exiting.
Wallenda in 2012 became the first man to the rope broke Niagara Falls. converse chucks Last June 23 tightrope humbled Grand Canyon in Arizona. converse chucks Also, if acrobat walked over několikasetmetrovou abyss without any protection. And these two brave pieces aired and watched each of the transmissions according to the AP about 13 million viewers.
Wallenda belongs to the seventh generation of the family clan and circus converse chucks juggler, who was nicknamed "flying Wallendové". The roots of this family can be traced allegedly to 1780, when its members performed in the Czech Republic.
The year before the birth Nika Wallenda his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda killed at the age of 73 in a fall from a rope during a performance in Puerto Rico. Nik Wallenda, according to the AP now plan to repeat the famed stunt his grandfather converse chucks in Georgia, which in the transition 365 m long distances along the rope also included two stand on their heads.
"I've headstand on a rope coached, but I've never tried it in public. I have always said is that when I show it, so it will demonstrate in this transition rope with him," said Nik Wallenda. He explained while he wants to use old footage of performances of his grandfather, to create the illusion of walking on a rope together. converse chucks "My dream is to walk a tightrope with my grandfather," he said.
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