By the numbers: Data & statistics on Wallenda’s historic walk
Posted June 15, 2012 11:27 am.
This article is more than 5 years old.
7: The number of generations of “Great Wallendas,” known for their high-profile daredevil stunts
33: Age of Nik Wallenda
45: Estimated number of minutes it will take Wallenda to walk over Niagara Falls
5: Diameter in centimetres of Wallenda’s tightrope
60: Height in metres of Wallenda’s tightrope above the gorge bottom
550: Approximate length in metres of the tightrope crossing the Niagara gorge
46: The length in metres of Wallenda’s Guinness world record stunt in 2008 – the longest distance and greatest height ever traveled by bicycle on a high wire. He walked out from the roof of Newark, N.J.’s Prudential building and rode back on a bike
6: Number of Guinness world records held by Wallenda
1859: The first time someone crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope (Jean Francois Gravelet, “The Great Blondin”)
1896: The last time someone crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope (James Hardy)
1978: The year Karl Wallenda, Nik’s grandfather, fell to his death walking a tightrope between two buildings in Puerto Rico. The fall was blamed on “bad rigging”
120,000: Number of people expected to attend Friday night’s stunt in Niagara Falls.
$50,000: Wallenda’s target donation amount on website indiegogo.com for “training, rigging, marketing, travel, safety and unforeseen issues”
$21,076: Amount raised so far on indiegogo.com (as of Friday morning)
$20.5 million: Amount expected to be spent in Niagara Falls by “non-locals” during the walk day, according to an economic impact report by Enigma Research
$122 million: Amount of “legacy” economic impact over the next five years, according to Enigma
$1.3 million: The amount Wallenda estimates the stunt will cost him (including the fabrication and installation of the custom-made steel wire, permits and security on both sides of the border as well as travel and marketing). He’s recouping some of those costs with a broadcast deal with U.S. network ABC
Sources: indiegogo.com; niagaraparks.com; nikwallenda.com; Enigma Research report