Niagara Walker To Ditch His Safety Harness

Nik Wallenda takes a more dangerous challenge after critics said crossing the Niagara Falls was a PR stunt.

A tightrope who crossed the Niagara Falls is to attempt a new feat - time without the safety harness that caused some people to belittle his previous .

Nik Wallenda's challenge, which is scheduled to ahead on August 9, is to cross a 450-metre (1,500ft) tightrope suspended 30 metres (100 ft) above beach in Atlantic City.

The 33-year-old US high-wire artist aims complete the feat in less 30 minutes.

his highly-publicised event on June 15, Wallenda walked across a cable suspended the Niagara Falls.

He was cheered by thousands of supporters on either of the US-Canadian border.

But some people sought to diminish feat, saying it was more of a PR exercise than a death- stunt.

They pointed that as Wallenda had been wearing a safety harness he could not have to any real harm.

The acrobat said he only wore the harness the insistence of ABC, the American cable channel that televised event.

Wallenda hails from a famous family of circus performers have astonished audiences the world with their jaw-dropping stunts.

least three of his relatives have died attempting dangerous feats.


Adapted from: Sky News, July 20, 2012.