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  • Balance

    Balance - By Nik Wallenda
    Balance is the theme of Nik's life: between his work and family, his faith in God and artistry, his body and soul.
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  • Never Give Up!

    Nik's Mission: "To inspire people around the world to follow their dreams and never give up," Read More
  • 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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SKYWIRE LIVE

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'MythBusters': Duct Tape And Desert Hallucinations Of Nik Wallenda ...Huffington PostWith the countdown to "Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda" ticking down (airs live Sun., June 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Discovery), the self-proclaimed King of the Wire is ready to tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon, live and on air. Now that ...
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New York PostWhat could go wrong?New York PostDiscovery cameras will be at the Grand Canyon this Sunday when Nik Wallenda walks across a tightrope — without a net below him or a harness — 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River. “Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda” is airing live at 8 p.m., with ...Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon to air live June 23 on ...NewsOK.comWill Nik Wallenda's Faith in Christ Carry Him Over the Grand Canyon?Charisma NewsNik Wallenda on balancing the high wire and faith in GodOregonLive.comTVbytheNumbers -Bradenton Heraldall 40 news articles »
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Nik Wallenda prepares for Grand Canyon tightrope walkgulfnews.comIn 1978, the legendary sky walker fell to his death during a high-wire walk in Puerto Rico, a tragedy that Wallenda said studies showed was caused by a combination of bad rigging and his great-grandfather's age and recent injuries that left him too ...
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Channel Guide Magazine (blog)Nik Wallenda is back on the wire, attempting Grand Canyon walk in Discovery ...Channel Guide Magazine (blog)“My great-grandfather said, 'Life is on the wire, and everything else is just waiting,'” Nik Wallenda tells me in our interview. Nik Wallenda, who has been walking on wires since the age of 2 — following in the 200-year, multi-generation tradition of ...
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Sneak Peek: Discovery Channel's SKYWIRE LIVE with Nik Wallenda, Airing 6/23Broadway WorldIt will be one of the most daring and captivating live events in history -- Nik Wallenda, known as "The King of the High Wire," will traverse the majestic Grand Canyon, without using a harness at 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River, a height ...
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Nik Wallenda Preparing For Grand Canyon Tightrope WalkThe InquisitrNik Wallenda traversed a soaking Niagara Falls by tightrope last year, but next week the daredevil will attempt something even bigger — the Grand Canyon. Wallenda has been practicing in Sarasota, Florida for his planned walk across the Grand Canyon.
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In Florida, Nik Wallenda readies for Grand Canyon high-wire actChicago TribuneSARASOTA, Florida (Reuters) - Dressed casually in a T-shirt, calf-length cargo pants and flip-flops, Nik Wallenda looks no different from many of the hundreds of spectators who have turned out in recent days to watch him practice for his next high-wire ...
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Bradenton HeraldThe Death-Defying (So Far) Feats of the Magnificent WallendaGQ MagazineLast summer, 13 million people watched Nik Wallenda take a stroll on a tightrope stretched across Niagara Falls, a stunt seemingly ready-made to ensure that he'd die—like many Wallendas before him—in front of an adoring crowd. He didn't. Which is why ...Sarasota, Manatee fans excited about Wallenda Grand Canyon walkBradenton HeraldAdam Ricker: Life on a wireSavannah Morning Newsall 4 news articles »
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NPRHigh-Wire Artist Nik Wallenda Plays A Game Called 'Whoops'NPRIn June 2012, Nik Wallenda — of the great Wallenda Family circus dynasty — walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. On June 23, he plans to cross the Grand Canyon the same way. Wallenda has also recently written a memoir called Balance: Christian ...Christian High Wire Artist Nik Wallenda Unmasks in New Book, Untethers for ...Christian PostNik Wallenda talks trains for high-wire walk across Grand CanyonKPHO PhoenixDaredevil to tightrope walk over Grand Canyon live on 'Skywire'Today.com (blog)NBC2 News -WJHG-TVall 8 news articles »
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