Nik Wallenda steps over his sister Lijana Wallenda
Nik Wallenda steps over his sister Lijana Wallenda as they perform on a tightrope before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. They would incorporate this into their act when each would start on one side of a building, meet in the middle of the highwire, cross over and complete the walk to the other side. The siblings are part of the famed Wallenda aerialist family, as their great grandfather Karl Wallenda started the Flying Wallendas troupe in the 1920s. The siblings grew up among their parent’s circus and continued the family’s legacy of tightrope work. In 2012, Nik became the first person ever to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope, something that was broadcast live around the world. The following year he walked across a 1,500 foot gorge in the Grand Canyon, which was also televised live to a worldwide audience. In 2017, Lijana suffered a scary 30 foot tightrope fall that landed her in a coma. She’s making her comeback on June 23, 2019 on ABC’s ‘Highwire Live’ where she and Nik wlll start from opposing builgings in Times Square, meet up in the middle and continue across to the other side. They will be wearing safety harnesses to ensure no tragedies occur on live TV.
Nik Wallenda and Lijana Wallenda on a tighrope
Nik Wallenda and his sister Lijana Wallenda perform on a tightrope before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.
Nik Wallenda practicing tighrope walking
Nik Wallenda High wire performer Nik Wallenda practices in Sarasota, Fla. Wallenda, a seventh generation high-wire walker walked 1,500 feet over a gorge in the Grand Canyon on June 23, 2013
Nik Wallenda and his sister Lijana practicing their act
World famous daredevils, Nik Wallenda, and his sister Lijana Wallenda, gave a sneak peek performance at the square in uptown Charlotte, Thursday Aug. 29, 2013. They went on to walk 140 feet above pit road on Oct. 12, at the Bank of America 500 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Nik Wallenda tight rope walking above Manhattan
Nik Wallenda High-Wire Artist Nik Wallenda is famed by the Met Life building as he walks a tight rope, in honor of National Amazing Month in midtown Manhattan, in New York
Nik Wallenda at a media briefing
Aerialist Nik Wallenda talks with the media about his planned high-wire act, in New York where he and his sister Lijana will cross Times Square on a high wire on Sunday June 23, 2019.
Nik practicing his Niagara Falls tightrope walk
Nik Wallenda Nik Wallenda performs a walk on a tightrope in the rain during training for his walk over Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y. He successfully completed the walk in 2012 and became the first person in history to walk the falls.
Nik Wallenda training for his Niagara Falls tightrope walk
Nik Wallenda Nik Wallenda performs a walk on a tightrope with the Skylon Tower in the background during training in Niagara Falls, N.Y. He became the first peson to tightrope walk across Niagara Falls in 2012.
Canada Wallenda at Niagara Falls – Jun 2012
tNik Wallenda Walks Along a 550m Steel Cable in Front of Horseshoe Falls As He Crosses From Niagara Falls Usa to Niagara Falls Canada on June 15, 2012, becoming the first person to accomplish such a feat.
