Nik Wallenda walks over Niagara Falls on a tightrope in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Friday, June 15, 2012. Then, on March 22, 1978, the world watched in horror as Karl Wallenda fell to his death. Not only was he a fascinating man, but the story of his pushing a wheelbarrow across Niagara Falls is one in which kids as well as adults can identify the difference between mere belief (head knowledge) and true faith (belief in action; heart knowledge). Rarely was a safety net used. For him, it seemed, nothing was impossible. Recently in 2012, **Nik Wallenda** became the first person to do a tightrope walk directly over the Niagara Falls and not downstream from it. ... Niagara Falls. In the first of what would be many trips across Niagara Falls, French daredevil Charles Blondin walked over 1,100 feet across a 2- or 3-inch tightrope suspended between 160 and 200 feet in the air. Niagara Falls Tourism Niagara Falls Hotels Niagara Falls Bed and Breakfast Niagara Falls Vacation Rentals Niagara Falls Vacation Packages Flights to Niagara Falls Charles Blondin paved the way for other adventurous individuals and his name will be right on top whenever there is a mention of the daredevils of Niagara Falls. I love using the Charles Blondin story as an illustration of faith! At 5 p.m., in front of a large crowd estimated at between 5,000 and 10,000 people, the 31-year-old Blondin began his walk from the Canadian side of the Falls while carrying a large pole. The amazing feat gained Blondin international recognition and helped make him a wealthy entertainer. The famous Blondin made his first crossing of Niagara Falls on June 30th, 1859, watched, it was calculated, by 100,000 people. Wallenda has finished his attempt to become the first person to walk on a tightrope 1,800 feet across the mist-fogged brink of roaring Niagara Falls. It is now August and he is introducing variations into his act: wearing a blindfold, pushing a wheelbarrow, on stilts, sitting down midway then cooking and eating an omelette. He was trained to walk on a high wire, cycle across a tightrope, and balance as one of a seven-man pyramid. The Charles Blondin Story. Philippe Petit, French highwire-walker, famous for his walk between the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1974; Eskil Rønningsbakken, Norwegian balancing artist whose feats include tightrope walking between hot air balloons in flight; Maria Spelterini, Italian highwire walker, first woman to cross the Niagara Falls French daredevil acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897) gained fame as the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

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