Niagara Falls tightrope walk – in pictures

Nik Wallenda gives the thumbs-up after inspecting the tightrope on the New York side of Niagara Falls. Photograph: David Duprey/AP

Spectators wait for the Niagara Falls tightrope walk. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/AP

Nik Wallenda above Niagara Falls on his tightrope walk. Photograph: Mike Cassese/Reuters

Nik Wallenda is a miniature figure against Niagara Falls as he makes his way across. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Nik Wallenda in the spray and mist of Niagara Falls. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/AP

The tightrope walker above the roiling falls, with high-rises in the background. Photograph: David Duprey/AP

Nik Wallenda at the middle of his walk across Niagara's Horseshoe Falls. Photograph: Frank Gunn/AP

Kneeling and pumping his fist in the air, Nik Wallenda rests briefly as he approaches the end of his 1,800ft walk. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/AP

Nik Wallenda approaches the lifting platform at his walk's end on the Canadian side. Photograph: Frank Gunn/AP

A triumphant Nik Wallenda pumps his fist in the air after reaching the Canadian side on his tightrope walk across Niagara Falls. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/AP