Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks on top of spinning 400-ft-tall Orlando Eye - with no safety harness - in latest record-breaking stunt

• The 36-year-old high-wire performer walked without a balancing pole or a safety harness atop the new Orlando Eye on Wednesday morning
• He climbed out of a capsule when it reached the top and then took a ladder down to the six-inch-wide moving wheel rim
• The wet and windy weather looked as if it could threaten the walk but he completed the record-breaking feat within minutes 
• It is just the latest stunt for the daredevil, who walked on a wire across Niagara Falls in 2012 and between two Chicago skyscrapers last year

By Dailymail.com Reporter and Reuters and Associated Press

Published: 07:46 EST, 29 April 2015 | Updated: 11:51 EST, 29 April 2015

Daredevil Nik Wallenda today battled high winds and wet weather to walk on top of a new spinning 400-foot-tall observation wheel in Florida - and set his 10th world record.

The 36-year-old high-wire performer began traversing to the top of the Orlando Eye around 8am on Wednesday for the death-defying stunt, which was televised live.

To set a Guinness World Record, he had to walk on the outer rim of the structure as it turned at the rate of one mile per hour - and it took him just minutes to complete.

'This is definitely a dream of mine,' Wallenda said as he stood on the structure after the stunt. He had an 'awesome feeling of accomplishment', he added.

He did not use a safety harness or rely on a balancing pole as he walked across the top of Orlando's newest attraction, which opens to the public next month. 

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Success! Daredevil Nik Wallenda this morning walked across the top of the new Orlando Eye as it spun - achieving a new World Record. The feat was televised live

Going up! He can be seen walking untethered along the rim of the Orlando Eye on Wednesday morning

Battle: 100 people gathered to watch him walk atop this new 400-foot-tall observation wheel in Orlando

Ahead of the walk, he was seen praying with his family and heading up into the lift during less-than-ideal circumstances. Rain and a thunderstorm has been predicted for the day. 

'They're calling for some bad weather and it's very concerning to me,' he told the Today show before the walk.

'[The Eye] has a very fine finish on it, almost like a car, and it's very very slippery. So my concern is, as I make my way to the rim, not even getting to the rim, that I could lose my grip and in the end, I could fall to the ground.' 

But he pushed ahead and after getting on the attraction just like any other passenger, he climbed out of his capsule and down a ladder before walking along the six-inch-wide moving wheel rim.

As he started the walk, he said through a microphone attached to his shirt: 'It's a little windy.'

During the walk, he was not able to pause or slow down, and had to duck multiple times beneath protruding structural pieces on and between the four capsules he will pass.

Just minutes later, he completed the feat and headed back down to the top of another capsule, where he took in the views of the city and snapped a selfie. 

Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda walks the Orlando Eye

Heading to the top: After riding to the top of the wheel, he climbed from the pod and began walking along the structure. As he walked, he described how wet the metal beams were following a sprinkling of rain 

Balancing act: He climbed across the wires and metal beams as the wheel spun at a rate of one mile an hour

Don't look down! A camera attached to Wallenda's shirt shows the terrifying 400ft drop to the ground

New territory: He did not use a safety harness and was unable to use a balancing beam as it did not fit

Taking time out: While at the top, he took a moment to snap a selfie in front of the 400-ft-high drop

View from the top: He sanpped this selfie while at the top of the 400-ft-tall Orlando Eye

Wallenda, a married father-of-three who comes from seven generations of aerial acrobats, has previously achieved nine Guinness World Records. His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell to his death during a tightrope stunt in Puerto Rico at 73.

Last year, Nik Wallenda set two new records as he walked across a tightrope between two Chicago skyscrapers: one for walking the steepest tightrope incline between two buildings and a second for the highest tightrope walk while blindfolded.

In 2013, Wallenda successfully walked a tightrope stretched across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.

During the walk, which was televised by the Discovery Channel, he did not use a safety net or a tether.

Then in June 2012, he was the first person to walk over the brink of Niagara Falls.

Other daredevils have crossed the water farther downstream but no one had walked a wire of the river since 1896. He did that walk with a tether because a TV network requested it for safety.

Celebration: He waves during a news conference after he successfully walked untethered across the wheel

Getting ready: Ahead of the death-defying walk, Wallenda gathered with loved ones for a prayer

Heading up: He can be seen getting ready to move to the top of the wheel in a pod on Wednesday morning

Relief: Surrounded by family members, Wallenda waves after landing back on solid ground after the walk

Ahead of the Orlando walk, he said that he had hoped to walk the Eye when he first saw it under construction during a family trip. To prepare, he had practiced pacing and walking without a pole.

'It's not too hard to focus when you're 400 feet up without any safety devices. In fact there is no choice but to focus,' said Wallenda. 

'Often it becomes peaceful when I'm in this situation because the troubles of the world go away,' he added. 'I don't fear for death. That's where my faith plays a key role in my life.'   

The Orlando Eye, which allows guests to walk around and take in 360-degree views from glass capsules, is nearly identical to the 15-year-old London Eye which Merlin says is the biggest paid attraction in the United Kingdom.

The Eye's official opening on Monday coincides with the launch of five other new attractions in Orlando's tourist corridor adjacent to the nation's second-largest convention center, which itself draws 12 million conference-goers a year. 

Incredible: Last year, he walked uphill on a rope across the Chicago River to the Leo Burnett Building

In his blood: Wallenda can be seen walking over Niagara Falls on a tightrope during his incredible 2012 stunt

Astonishing: He is also pictured pedaling a bicycle above the street in Newark, New Jersey in 2008

Besides the Eye, new attractions include the world's tallest drop ride at 460 feet, and a 500-foot roller coaster.

Wallenda said last week that he hopes he is an inspiration for others. People don't need to risk their lives, he said, but they should push themselves to do better, be greater.

'I think people become very complacent these days,' he said. 'I've always been a strong believer in pushing myself in everything I can do. Be a better husband, father and person in general.

'I hope that what I do inspires people to step out of their comfort zone and do greater things.'