Encomium
A highwire artist broke two world records when he successfully walked on a wire between two Chicago skyscrapers before doing it again — blindfolded on Sunday (November 2) night.
35-year-old Nik Wallenda, already the record holder for the first person to cross the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA) and Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada) on a high wire, set world records for the highest blindfolded tightrope walk, and negotiating the steepest incline for a tightrope walk between two buildings.
As an estimated crowd of 50,000 spectators cheered more than 600 feet below, Wallenda said, “I love Chicago and Chicago definitely loves me. What an amazing roar”.
