Nik Wallenda makes Chicago skyscraper wire walks

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Nik Wallenda makes Chicago skyscraper wire walks

Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world on Nov. 2, 2014, with two hair-raising skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building, past the Aqua Building, background, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building, past the Aqua Building, background, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building, past the Aqua Building, background, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda finishes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The shadow of daredevil Nik Wallenda is cast against the West Marina Tower as he begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda, left center in red, makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda, steps out on the wire backwards, for a live television show before his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Crowds begin to gather on Chicago's W. Wacker Dr. before daredevil Nik Wallenda begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The shadow of daredevil Nik Wallenda is cast against the West Marina Tower as he begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building, past the Aqua Building, background, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daredevil Nik Wallenda, top in red, makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

CHICAGO, IL- NOVEMBER 02: Daredevil Nik Wallenda waves after walking a tightrope between buildings on November 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Wallenda has performed numerous high-wire feats that include being the first person to cross Niagra Falls on a tightrope. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL- NOVEMBER 02: Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope between buildings on November 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Wallenda has performed numerous high-wire feats that include being the first person to cross Niagra Falls on a tightrope. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL- NOVEMBER 02: Daredevil Nik Wallenda goes to a press conference after walking a tightrope between buildings on November 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Wallenda has performed numerous high-wire feats that include being the first person to cross Niagra Falls on a tightrope. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL- NOVEMBER 02: Daredevil Nik Wallenda gets a hug after walking a tightrope between buildings on November 2, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Wallenda has performed numerous high-wire feats that include being the first person to cross Niagra Falls on a tightrope. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope across the Chicago River from Marina City to the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)

Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope across the Chicago River from Marina City to the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)

Onlookers watch as Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope across the Chicago River between Marina City's west tower and the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)

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Daredevil Nik Wallenda begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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