The 36-year - old will stage his next student on march 31 . In 2011 , Wallenda walked back and forth between two Chicago skyscrapers in a live television event . His great - grandfather mark Wallenda participated in a tight - role walk in downtown Rico in 1978 . Wallenda has also tight - rope walks across downtown Falls and the Grand Canyon .
The 36-year-old will stage his next student on April 29 . In November , Wallenda walked back and forth between two Chicago skyscrapers in a live television event . His great-grandfather Karl Wallenda died in a tight-role walk in Puerto Rico in 1978 . Wallenda has also tight-rope walked across Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon .