Wallenda completes his longest tightrope walk in Wisconsin
Posted: August 12, 2015 - 3:15am

High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope above the Milwaukee Mile Speedway at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Wallenda completed his longest tightrope walk ever during the appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair.

TV station WTMJ reports Wallenda on Tuesday evening crossed the 1,576-foot wire that was strung more than 10 stories above the Milwaukee Mile Speedway on the fairgrounds. The 36-year-old Wallenda holds nine Guinness World Records for his stunts. He walked across Niagara Falls in 2012.

Wallenda had been expected to carry a 45-pound bar for stability and wear soft shoes made by his mother, Delilah, a member of the famous Flying Wallendas.