Megastunts: Nik Wallenda Takes the First Step in His Tightrope Walk Over Niagara Falls

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Megastunts: Nik Wallenda Takes the First Step in His Tightrope Walk Over Niagara Falls

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Watch Nik Wallenda take his first step on the wire.

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@muffinman5741 4 жыл бұрын

they literally interviewed him during the walk wtf

@gibby9215 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's cool with being interviewed, it seems as though he had answered earlier on and the dude seems pretty chill with it so Idk

@brownrecluse3526 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.. how do an interview whiiile walking on a wire 'Karl Wallenda' Fell & wasn't even being interviewed & lost focus gosh!

@7550375503 3 жыл бұрын

His talking is like watching Superman poop.

@brownrecluse3526 3 жыл бұрын

@@7550375503 YEP & The average Joe loves that fragrance.. J/K 💩

@FrankBullitt390 2 ай бұрын

He said the bar was so wide it was like walking down a sidewalk, that aint the ROPE they use to use

@TanyaEJ 6 жыл бұрын

Why are we talking to this man, let him FOCUS!!

@rackzz9358 4 жыл бұрын

@Creatingcontenttoinspire 5 ай бұрын

5 year later and I was thinking the same

@detroitMC313 10 жыл бұрын

Imagine he forgot to bring his passport. Gotta walk all the way back. haa.

@Checkersss 8 жыл бұрын

LOL

@timothylockett7201 8 жыл бұрын

would he actually have to do that?

@josebautista7282 8 жыл бұрын

+Harambe idiot

@SUGAR_XYLER 6 жыл бұрын

he already forgot his brain

@Kryptic-dq7fi 6 жыл бұрын

Lollllloolillilololollool hahahahhahahah

@PaulbylPaulbyl 6 жыл бұрын

He declined the safety wiring harness but city of Niagara would not allow the walk unless he wore it. He did the Grand Canyon without it. The guy has got balls bigger than Earth.

@tugnutter 5 жыл бұрын

baseballreg123 ur extremely sumb

@IWantToMature85 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, same thing as last night’s event. Lol, he also had hair here.

@IWantToMature85 5 жыл бұрын

He’s smart to take the harness. Why would you not? It’s too risky.

@lidoz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Glad he has a safety harness on TBH

@IWantToMature85 3 жыл бұрын

@@Phuong_Nguyen_ that’s cool. Still sounds scary though lol!

@Cassiuss 6 жыл бұрын

Damm its been 5 years already, I remember watching this on tv.

@ryanstock7094 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@cfngrind8327 5 жыл бұрын

DippnDonuts lmao facts

@Miztix 5 жыл бұрын

DippnDonuts same

@Miztix 5 жыл бұрын

7 years now

@detectiveofsteelfalls6140 4 жыл бұрын

I was there

@clumz4630 6 жыл бұрын

I like how he's just walking and talking calmly.

@gbe_beastmode8162 7 жыл бұрын

Damn I remember watching this live.. time flies

@morgan-labrensz6032 6 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@andyc9979 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I remember watching this and the la Kings in the Stanley cup finals. I can't comprehend it. Feels like I was just watching this. I can remember being in my old house with the AC blasting in my room lol.

@gazagxrlx2974 4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@kickflip665 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot biut this since the day I saw this and came to mind couple min ago 10 years l8r

@name-uh5ee 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, it's been 7 years since I watched this on TV with my grandpa, dang, it feels like it was so much sooner

@ericastiff5154 3 жыл бұрын

Right ! Me and my grandpa watched this when it aired live. Brings back memories

@Chany14 12 жыл бұрын

I love how people are so quick to discredit this man because he had a harness.. if you followed you would have known that they made him wear it in order for him to even do this. Still an amazing feat nonetheless because he made it across without having to use it. This man = legend.

@TheNinjaFam 2 жыл бұрын

10 years later! We’re at Niagara Falls today. This is impressive but pretty tame compared to Charles Blondin 160 years earlier.

@nisagenius3023 11 ай бұрын

She's awesome bro

@tracylightburne923 8 ай бұрын

Love your guys Channel btw ❤

@jenniferruthsmith5115 4 жыл бұрын

I watched when it happened, it was one of the most powerful things I've ever seen! My nerves were shot. I'll never forget it, we had gone to the Falls some years prior.

@Casinogirl1987 7 жыл бұрын

I was working down in Niagara falls state park the day he walked the falls. it was so nerve wrecking watching him on the wire.

@NiagaratopratedCa 11 жыл бұрын

I watched it live, it was such a great event. Harness or not, we truly enjoyed the performance.

@regaintodd994 4 жыл бұрын

If I were you I would not sneeze if you do you might fall

@IWantToMature85 5 жыл бұрын

Scary as heck. You were smart to use the harness here and last night. Love to you and your sister!

@theretep6494 4 жыл бұрын

He didn’t want to he was forced to use it.

@darrenphillips7467 12 жыл бұрын

What a great evening this was. I feel truly blessed to have been able to have been there in person. It was worth getting drenched to the bone at at brink of the Horshoe Falls for this expirience. All the best to Nik and his family. He truly is a class act!

@jakecordoba7374 4 жыл бұрын

Who would have thought that 8 years later, he would be planning to cross a volcano in the same way in Nicaragua on 04/04/2020

@jacobgreco9865 4 жыл бұрын

He did it!

@shadowman3591 3 жыл бұрын

With safety tho

@RaiderXD1789001 12 жыл бұрын

What an awesome person! Glad he made it! I watched this live as well!!!!!!!!!!!

@suveeraamin5100 3 жыл бұрын

Saw this entirely live as I stood with my family on the Canadian side at Table Rock and was happy to see him kneel down and do his fist-pumping YET I never realized he was being interviewed during this actual walk...near me, a person in the crowd had a radio listening to the commentary...WATCHING THIS IN PERSON IS TRULY A HISTORICAL MOMENT FOREVER WITNESSED.

@Hassan-yz6yr 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he forgot his passport and had to go back to get it😂

@playaxo 4 жыл бұрын

Hassan imagine stealing the most liked comment in this video

@mandolaymandooolay8901 4 жыл бұрын

Hassan ROFLMAO

@toasterman9362 4 жыл бұрын

Copied comment

@HaiMyNamesOlivia 12 жыл бұрын

wre they really asking him question when he was walking.... oh my god abc just go away

@ahntawntaylor902 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely one of the greatest things I've seen live SALUTE TO HIM & HIS FAMILY

@ramoff1015 3 жыл бұрын

It's 2021 and this never gets old for inspiration in trying times..you can do whatever u put your mind to

@anthonyperreira3640 10 жыл бұрын

Anyone else afraid that he was going to fall, even though you knew he didn't?

@himothy0325 4 жыл бұрын

He had a tether

@jyothimary4391 Жыл бұрын

Praise Jesus. Wonderful journey of faith too ... God bless you and your family. ..

@SurvivalTipsClips 11 жыл бұрын

Right now I'm watching him walk the Grand Canyon. No harness. Strong winds. He could just go over the side at any second. Amazing

@rsmith3600 4 жыл бұрын

This was 8 years ago??? Wow. This was so cool live.

@tickyul 11 жыл бұрын

He was forced to wear it....officials would not allow this walk without it. The Grand Canyon was done with NO safety equipment......WOW, that was INSANE. That wind was blowing very hard....how did he NOT fall. Hats off to Nik, the dude is insanely brave.

@mxxn_iii 5 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I witnessed all of this on my birthday almost 7 years ago😨

@isaacn33 12 жыл бұрын

The harness is just there for safety, it's not effecting his effort to stay balanced. I love how he carried his passport across the falls. Nik crosses international borders like a boss!

@darrenphillips7467 12 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I was there, and let me tell you, there was excitment in the crowd, but there wasn't that gripping fear that I wanted to feel. Nik did great, and I have nothing but the highest regard for what he did. I do however think the harness took a lot out of the evening. I left very satisfied with what I saw, but if the walk were done without the harness, I think I would still be tingling with excitment.

@Dan_Roland 8 жыл бұрын

With the safety harness, the only danger of it is being embarrassed if he fell.

@ZackFlairr 8 жыл бұрын

He have too man it his grandfather die doing this

@TheSicariuss 7 жыл бұрын

Dan Roland ABC forced him to wear it

@singhatar0912 5 жыл бұрын

TheSicarius city of niagra actually

@justinbones2752 5 жыл бұрын

Our town made him wear it 🤦🏽‍♂️ speak facts

@theretep6494 4 жыл бұрын

justin bones shut up Justin bitch

@lululyric 4 жыл бұрын

literally talked about this in physics class today ... gotta love MOMENT OF INERTIA

@rajulucbg7220 5 жыл бұрын

THEGOD BLESSINGS on YOU Very Awesome Fact Experience in Your Life Journey. This is an "ETERNAL HISTORY FOR OUR WORLD " thank you,Good Luck

@waveboyjeff Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this as a kid. Looking back this man is great !

@itsshowtime3204 9 жыл бұрын

I was there watching

@benrich9764 8 жыл бұрын

but on what side

@buffalomafia7162 7 жыл бұрын

It's Showtime Me too, I was on the US side, but sadly I was far away right next to the american falls.

@itssaulgoodman446 6 жыл бұрын

I watched it from the canada side

@michaelaizbored3897 6 жыл бұрын

Washmi Wijeratne yay Canada!!!!!

@lonniehough4684 5 жыл бұрын

It's Showtime if he fell he would die

@ChazSeamus28 11 жыл бұрын

tether or not.. he still didn't fall over the falls so he did it as far as im concerned.. what an entertaining show! we love this dude and he put the falls back on the map like it should be.. what a beautiful place.

@danielpritchard1465 7 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw the harness.. took all the excitement out of it for me

@CooldBloodedGaming 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Pritchard okay bitch watch him walk across the grand canyon

@Cinncakes88 5 жыл бұрын

@@CooldBloodedGaming Lmfaooo

@toasterman9362 4 жыл бұрын

How bout you try big boy And he walked across the twin towers without one

@danielpritchard1465 4 жыл бұрын

@@CooldBloodedGaming this dude called me a bitch 2 years ago. That wasn't very nice

@CooldBloodedGaming 4 жыл бұрын

@@danielpritchard1465 lmao

@TheSrowlett 12 жыл бұрын

I was at Niagara Falls the day before he did this. There were ads everywhere. Too bad i could not see it.

@alanhawla 12 жыл бұрын

I met him after his walk, whatta tremendous character well done

@vaibhavdamor25 Жыл бұрын

You are lucky bro 😉 And I will be happy if you reply after 10 years ☺️

@bodryn 12 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for those who don't know, the Horseshoe Falls is entirely in Canada!

@michaelcanadaa 7 ай бұрын

I was in a vip section there live on the Canadian side. Cool moment I’ll remember as a little boy forever

@bat2275 11 ай бұрын

Watching today and remembering

@iVince905 8 жыл бұрын

but can he do it on a cold rainy night in stoke?

@joshuadebelak6578 8 жыл бұрын

Probably not

@saelaird 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing comment... amazing. Not enough UK footy fans watching this.

@kristallynn1755 4 жыл бұрын

Well he was soaking wet and the rope was wet so...

@jakobsmith3772 2 жыл бұрын

I almost died when I heard the reporter cut in and ask him how it’s going. Like bitch I’m kinda busy rn talk when I’m not on a tight rope 800 feet above a water fall😂

@kevinsnyder1390 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone who says this isn't impressive because he has a harness has no idea that the weight of his balls of steel easily exceed the resistance of that harness.

@ReneeKnightYogaRani 12 жыл бұрын

An amazing feat. History has been made here! I'm pretty surprised they were interviewing him as he crossed! I did a little bit of tight-rope walking in the Cirque du Soleil. It takes a lot of focus & concentration.

@irenebernard7915 4 жыл бұрын

I was right in that crowd very intense..spend a lot on souvenir.

@baljinderSingh-ss1xn 3 жыл бұрын

😀great men wonderful expression,This guy make it look easy.👍

@spookiii1839 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine getting halfway across and having to take a piss

@mariangrace3973 11 жыл бұрын

i just went to circus sarasota yesterday, and got to meet him and get his signature. hes walking over the grand canyon!!!!!

@ThePicklemonman 11 жыл бұрын

Through the whole thing i was like " He didnt die, He didnt die, He didnt die"

@paulkiehlmeier3679 11 жыл бұрын

they forced him to wear a safety belt for the first time in his life

@theo1e517 12 жыл бұрын

This was incredible to watch.wish I could've seen it in person from the Canada side

@matthewd6306 11 жыл бұрын

But your right, Petit's walk was arguably tougher after hiding for hours overnight under a tarp to avoid being caught. The wire he walked was thinner and he walked back and forth 8 times (over 1600 ft) did stunts, and used a 60lb balancing pole instead of 40lbs which Wallenda used.

@exuberantsavemega 3 жыл бұрын

Good ole memories

@boogiedownbotanicat7170 Жыл бұрын

I was there at Table Rock to witness the Flying Wallenda! It was a gut twisting human feat I will never forget!!

@naughtymelon6712 3 жыл бұрын

I remember this! Wow, this was 8 years ago? Jeez...

@JMB661 11 жыл бұрын

Holy shit he JUST crossed the canyon! Congrats!!!!!!

@KamaljeetSinghRCIC 12 жыл бұрын

awesome.......my son witnessed this historical event and very much inspired.....

@theultimatesaiyanrose9114 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this with my family, good times

@MonsterJamFilms 11 жыл бұрын

he didnt want it but TV refused to air it live without a safety tether, but he did the grand canyon without one

@theTruthSeekerishere 5 жыл бұрын

That's what they say, he walked in New York last night and it was the same story.

@olusola9757 9 ай бұрын

POV: that’s how your parents say they went to school

@bodryn 12 жыл бұрын

I can't believe the guy insists on talking to this guy while he's trying to keep his balance. Sheesh!

@grimlund Ай бұрын

Why the hell are they interviewing the guy while he is walking on the wire? Abdolutely insane.

@bismaahmad735 Жыл бұрын

Safetey harness is just for his safety. He was very well balanced and steady. In top of giving an interview at the same time! This was iconic

@sgbabie 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was thereee in the crowd

@baddablessed123 5 жыл бұрын

I wud have dropped the moment I got on .

@sanneshine 11 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I just noticed that you wrote a similar post before. Glad I'm not the only one who does my research.

@goodnubs 12 жыл бұрын

The two of them are in the same league. Such ultra-complex "Man On Wire" endeavors are all but impossible these post 9-11 days. Hats off to them both.

@joellaz9836 9 жыл бұрын

Why can't we all be civilised human beings here and attempt to tell the truth? It would have been more fun to see him fall.

@sydneyh9757 8 жыл бұрын

even if he did fall, he wouldn't die. He has a harness

@fun4days551 8 жыл бұрын

I was hoping he would

@MegaCadette55 7 жыл бұрын

Randy 36263 from what?

@etiennedoucet7863 7 жыл бұрын

that's messed up mate :P

@manifestgtr 5 жыл бұрын

Please...people are far too self-righteous to admit that. Yeah, ok...the only reason you watch this stuff is to NOT watch him possibly slip, break the harness and fall to his death while his family screams from the river bank.

@StotraSangraha Жыл бұрын

This rascal reporters won't let him concentrate poor guy , bravo

@tinzarwin8894 10 жыл бұрын

He try this for his country. Good job man.

@noblerare 11 жыл бұрын

I can't believe these news reporters are actually asking him questions as he is risking his life! You'd think they'd allow him to concentrate on the task at hand.

@teamsavagealldaybaby 12 жыл бұрын

i would freak out and lose my balance because i was shaking so much

@mojo9o 11 жыл бұрын

Having such a privilege to see such a special guy with my own specialties, it hurts to see his family look like Sylvester Stalone's son's character in Rocky V being held on the side looking like a scrub while Rocky teaches a student who never had ENOUGH hardships to learn on his own. Now, if Rocky were real, he has worse brain-injuries just because of doing street fighting due to his naive adventure into a naive student.

@ulose3185 7 жыл бұрын

news reporter says steps from history I'm like he already did history Lol

@TheLegend-uc8ec 7 жыл бұрын

Why

@whiplash1994 12 жыл бұрын

Canadian official: "This passport is no good. Walk back."

@bobsit1945 3 жыл бұрын

Originally from Niagara Falls USA, but live in the Florida Panhandle (Pensacola first, now Panama City) since retiring from the Navy in 1988. Was working the evening shift on one of the wards of a local Mental Health Hospital at the time, and the patients lounge was at the other end of the hallway, and made frequent stops there while doing my rounds.

@manolitoaguirre90 10 жыл бұрын

He is epic! Even though he had a rope attached to him, still, he had nerves of steel to accomplish something like this! I salute you, Nik!

@hockeykid929 10 жыл бұрын

He didn't want to do it with the rope. But I'm pretty sure they forced him to.

@valrod78 10 жыл бұрын

RedxNinja. He was force to wear it by ABC, even made him sign a contract to wear it and not take it off when he got on the cable. He does not like safety ropes or harness or safety nets. He believes they are distractions and give a false sense of security. He was made after a little fun he had in Baltimore, where he pretended to slip on tight rope walk he did for Ripleys, about 30 days or before Niagara falls. Scare the scrap out of the ABC executives, so they made him wear it, otherwise the walk would be canceled.

@hockeykid929 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah. That's what I said. "Pretty sure they forced him to."

@anthonyperreira3640 10 жыл бұрын

So so so so Brave...

@lenatroffy3244 11 жыл бұрын

Holly Molly. Hard to stay next to The Niagara Falls with rain or mist. Amazing!

@hollywarehouse7938 4 жыл бұрын

When I heard about this, it was a man crossing NGFalls, without OUT A SAFETY HARNESS! Never heard a peep about protecting him down the wire. I don’t give AF, about pass ports!!! NOW no one is answering about safety wires, why not???? THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING , 6 years later there’s no answer I can find. If we’re strapped in, and can concentrate, invite a regular dare devil to do the same... I’m sure there’s a list somewhere, to do the same thing as him.

@courtneyandros9129 4 жыл бұрын

Holly Warehouse the city made him wear a safety harness. He didn’t want to but they wouldn’t let him do it without one. He did the Grand Canyon without one though

@manifestgtr 5 жыл бұрын

This would’ve been so cool if it wasn’t for that gay harness they made him wear. That turned it from “DUDE, THIS IS CRAZY” to “are you still gonna watch that niagra falls thing tonight? Oh right...yeah, I guess”

@hollywarehouse7938 4 жыл бұрын

manifestgtr, no harness...

@PraveenPix 10 жыл бұрын

very gutsy guy!, if you lose a sec of confidence you should fall in the deep sea, you need extreme level of concentration and extreme level of confidence to make it possible :D

@xXLawyerXx001 12 жыл бұрын

Was excited bout it first but then saw the harness

@SebastianandCiel 11 жыл бұрын

For the record, Nik didn't want to wear a tether and was told last minute that if he didn't wear one, his walk wouldn't be aired. He says that the tether actually made him more nervous because he'd never walked with one before.

@Oakleystorm 11 жыл бұрын

The state of NY wouldn't let him do it unless he wore the safety wire...

@teodortodorov2950 12 жыл бұрын

big respect for this guy.

@missfatalefemme 11 жыл бұрын

If you watch a show here on YT called: Daredevils - The Sky Walker, it shows an extreme climber/rope walker named Dean Potter that walks across a rope thousands of feet above the ground completely untethered!!! No safety harnesses, backup lines or parachutes!!! Also from the same show "Daredevils - The Human Bird" is about Jeb Corliss, an extreme BASE jumper. Nik Wallenda, Jeb Corliss, and Dean Potter are all crazy if you ask me! lol. They're great documentaries though, check them out! ☺