Nick Wallenda Sets Two Tightrope Walks Records In Chicago

After conquering Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon and a whole summer of appearances at Darien Lake, daredevil Nick Wallenda set two world records during a tightrope walk between skyscrapers in Chicago Sunday night.

In the first walk he set a record for the steepest tightrope walk.  At a height of some 60 stories over the Chicago River he walked a wire set at a 19 degree incline rising 83 feet.

Then in a second walk he walked another wire to set another record for the highest tightrope walk while blindfolded.  And he did both walks without a tether or safety net below him.