One walk was 200 yards long with an incredible 19-degree incline. The other was shorter—93 feet—but he did it blindfolded, and he did both as millions of viewers watched in breath-taking amazement on Discovery Channel and online.
An official from Guinness World Records was on hand to certify Wallenda’s feats as world records—highest incline tightrope walk at 670.73 feet and the highest blindfolded tightrope walk at 557.89 feet.
A seemingly calm Wallenda made the first walk from the 588-foot West Marina Tower to the 671-foot Leo Burnett Building over the Chicago River look easy, carrying on a casual conservation with his father and those associated with the event during the near 7-minute walk.
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