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“It was a lot of fun. I was concerned in the beginning because as I walked out…there were some stabilizers that weren’t in proper places. They weren’t far enough out, so I knew the stabilization was off and the spacing was off,” said Wallenda.

Wallenda also had some complications resulting from his tether, which he was required to wear because of the audience below. If he fell, the tether would have caught him, preventing him from hurting anyone in the crowd.

He was concerned, however, that the stabilizer cords would catch his tether, ripping him down onto his back, which would have been difficult to recover from.

“In the middle, I took it off once and the audience went crazy…I put it back on and about 30 or 45 feet (from) the end, I took it off and ran,” said Wallenda.

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Preparing for the flashing lights of the midway below was easy for Wallenda; he completed a jaw-dropping night-time walk across New York City’s Times Square at the end of June.

Immediately following the Calgary walk, Wallenda was presented with a gold and silver Stampede belt buckle for breaking the world record at the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.

“I’ve just been blessed with opportunity and I love doing crazy things, so with that comes world records,” he said.

Most of Wallenda’s family was present to watch the walk. This will be the last high-wire walk that one of Wallenda’s son helps rig for a while, as he starts training with the American military this week and will be there for at least six years.

When Wallenda is done performing at the Stampede, he’s going to begin researching his next walk in March, in which he intends to perform over an active volcano.

“I know where, but I can’t tell you,” he added.

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