Fourteen other daredevils attempted and occasionally succeeded in the 19th century before the stunt was banned. However, they were in a much calmer section of the biggest waterfall in North America, whereas Wallenda, 33, will be on a cable suspended 196 feet (60 meters) up over a never-before-traversed rim of the cascade.
On the flip side, Wallenda is in no danger of dying, as hell be wearing a safety harness that attaches him to the wire, something he hasnt done before. The harness was insisted on by ABC television, which is sponsoring the live-broadcast event.
