Famous Acrobat Visits Rotary Club of Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, GA — From The Rotary Club of Alpharetta: Acrobat, daredevil, high wire artist and holder of nine Guinness World Records, Nik Wallenda spoke last week at the Alpharetta Rotary Club breakfast. To say that Nik is fearless is an understatement. He is the first person to ever cross the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls on a high wire, and that’s just for starters. His exhaustive list of daredevil accomplishments easily earns him the nickname The King of the High Wire.

Nik is a seventh-generation member of The Flying Wallendas. His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, first gained notoriety in the U.S. in 1928 with the death defying four-man pyramid and cycling on the high wire. In July of 1970, the 65-year- old Karl Wallenda stunned over 30 thousand spectators as he performed two hand stands while high-wire crossing Tallulah Gorge in Georgia. Sadly, the elder Wallenda perished in 1978 while crossing between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Greatest Daredevil of our Generation, Nik Wallenda and the Fabulous Wallendas, are currently touring with The Big Apple Circus. Pictured below are Nik Wallenda and Scott Doll, President of the Alpharetta Rotary Club.

Rotary Club of Alpharetta

The Alpharetta Rotary Club was chartered on March 23, 1983. Its membership is comprised of approximately 115 men and women representing a broad base of business and professional activities in our community. We are committed to making our community, both locally and worldwide, a better place for all of us to live. We meet every Friday morning at 7:15 AM for breakfast, fellowship and a program with speakers from the academic, business, professional, political and entertainment arenas of metro Atlanta.

Visit us on the web at www.alpharettarotary.com

Photo courtesy of The Rotary Club of Alpharetta