Man to tightrope cross Grand Canyon

Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda plans to cross the Grand Canyon in June on a tightrope 500m in the air, without a safety harness.his will be his first major stunt since last year when he became the only person to walk on a wire over Niagara Falls.

“This is another one of my dreams coming true,” Wallenda, 34, told reporters in a brief telephone interview. “This is one that has been on my bucket list for some time.”

Wallenda, a seventh-generation member of the “Flying Wallendas” acrobat family, said the tightrope walk across the famed gorge is higher than he has ever before attempted.