High-wire walker Nik Wallenda successfully completed his latest feat on Wednesday morning in a treacherous walk along the rim of a large ferris wheel in Florida.
This trek was different from his usual feats because he did not have a balancing pole or wire to catch him if he fell. He participated in the stunt to help promote the grand opening of the 400ft attraction The Orlando Eye.
He first rode in a capsule to the top of the wheel, then exited to walk along the structure, between the capsules. The walk lasted about four minutes, then Wallenda entered a capsule and rode in it to the ground.
“We’re inspiring people to do greater things, to step out of their comfort zones,” Wallenda told reporters after the walk. “What an amazing feeling it was up there.”
Wallenda became the first person to cross the edge of Niagara Falls in 2012 and in 2013, he walked on a 2in-thick steel cable across the Grand Canyon. Last year, he walked on a 454ft wire between two Chicago skyscrapers.
