‘Volcano Live!’ Sees Nik Wallenda Appease The Gods – And Anger Some Fans

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By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager First, the good news – Wallenda made it across the Masaya Volcano. Nik Versus the Volcano saw him battle the fumes, the heat, the winds and the Gods of Destiny to make it all the way.

Yet some fans felt cheated, because Wallenda, per ABC’s insistence, was wearing a safety harness. In an interview with the Sarasota-Herald Tribune, Wallenda said that ABC tasked him with wearing the harness for the stunt, as they did on a previous stunt in New York City.

Some of the online grousing: Yeah, there’s a harness, but I think y’all forget that this isn’t about the harness for Nik Wallenda.

The walk & all of the others are about Nik overcoming his fears & having the strength to make it across without slipping &