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Professional tightrope walker nik wallenda made history on sunday when he walked across the grand canyon on a tightrope for a stretch of nearly 1,400. Man walks over grand canyon on tight ropes full 20 nik wallenda youtube. An adventurous archaeologist crosses between two rock cliffs. Nikolas wallenda born january 24, 1979 is an american acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high.
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