• The silhouette of 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. Charles Rex Arbogast/ AP Photo
    The silhouette of 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. Charles Rex Arbogast/ AP Photo
  • Spectators watch as Mr Wallenda walks on a rope suspended more than 150 metres above the Chicago River between two skyscrapers. John Gress / Reuters
    Spectators watch as Mr Wallenda walks on a rope suspended more than 150 metres above the Chicago River between two skyscrapers. John Gress / Reuters
  • It took Mr Wallenda about six and a half minutes to walk the 138-metre stretch from the Marina City west tower to the top of a building on the other side of the river. Tannen Maury/EPA
    It took Mr Wallenda about six and a half minutes to walk the 138-metre stretch from the Marina City west tower to the top of a building on the other side of the river. Tannen Maury/EPA
  • He crossed the Chicago river on a tightrope between the Marina City towers apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jim Young/Reuters
    He crossed the Chicago river on a tightrope between the Marina City towers apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jim Young/Reuters
  • ‘I love Chicago, and Chicago definitely loves me,’ said Mr Wallenda as he walked the wire, with the crowd below him screaming in support. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
    ‘I love Chicago, and Chicago definitely loves me,’ said Mr Wallenda as he walked the wire, with the crowd below him screaming in support. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
  • It took Mr Wallenda about six and a half minutes to walk the 138-metre stretch from the Marina City west tower to the top of a building on the other side of the river. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
    It took Mr Wallenda about six and a half minutes to walk the 138-metre stretch from the Marina City west tower to the top of a building on the other side of the river. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
  • Mission accomplished. Tannen Maury/EPA
    Mission accomplished. Tannen Maury/EPA

World

Daredevil crosses Chicago river on tightrope - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

November 03, 2014

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Nik Wallenda successfully completed his two skyscraper tightrope walks in Chicago in a performance televised to an audience of millions around the world.

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