Nik Wallenda, practicing in Niagara Falls, NY, in May 2012, for his walk across the Falls. (Photo: Bob Caple/Flickr)
High-wire artist Nik Wallenda is set to walk Friday night, the 1,800 feet across the gorge of Niagara Falls while balancing on a two-inch-diameter steel cable.
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