Nik Walenda tightrope walking across Niagra Falls

[5freddys]

:shock: :shock: :shock:


Absolutely amazing. Watching with my children on the edge of my seat.

[kdes24uk]

On hols in Canada. Just watched it on TV live. Totally agree with your comments -amazing . Apparently he wants to do the grand canyon next.

[tuscanracer]

They were saying on the UK BBC breakfast news that this is the first time this has been done for over 100 years...

:shock:

[W124]

Back in the 1850's a chap called Blondin did this many times, carrying a chair, cooking an egg and with a bloke on his back.

This is tame by comparison with those crazy Victorians :shock:

[tuscanracer]

Back in the 1850's a chap called Blondin did this many times, carrying a chair, cooking an egg and with a bloke on his back.

This is tame by comparison with those crazy Victorians :shock:

All at the same time?!

(and yet you can't get a postie to deliver a letter in the rain now....) :lol:

[W124]

If my fading knowlege of American history serves, these were separate crossings.

He did the feat many times, each more daring than the previous !

Health and safety has a lot to answer for.