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Daredevil aerialist Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk on a tightrope across Niagara Falls, taking steady, measured steps Friday night for 1,800 feet across the roaring falls separating the U.S. and Canada.
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Wallenda advances toward the Canadian shoreline.
The 33-year-old father of three is a seventh-generation member of the famed Flying Wallendas, who trace their roots to 1780 Austria-Hungary. His ancestors traveled as a band of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, animal trainers and trapeze artists.
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Wallenda described wind "coming from every which way" and a mist so powerful he had to blink it away to maintain his vision.
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An estimated 112,000 spectators turned out to see the historic event.
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Wallenda raises a fist in triumph.
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"I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," he said after walking into history.
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really brave
June 18 2012 at 2:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply