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Nik Wallenda slammed for using a harness during volcano tightrope walk

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Nik Wallenda’s disgruntled fans are holding his toes to the fire. The American daredevil’s record-making tightrope walk over an active Nicaragua volcano turned sour Wednesday after he was torched on Twitter for wearing a safety harness during ABC’s “Volcano Live!” special.

Wallenda, 41, became the first man to ever traverse an active volcano by high wire when he stepped across the 1,800-foot-wide “mouth of hell” crater atop the Masaya Volcano.

The stunt took the Sarasota, Fla., native around 30 minutes, during which he had to navigate noxious fumes, unpredictable wind gusts and, of course, the roiling lake of lava below. “There’s no better feeling than wrapping your arms around your family after a moment like that!” tweeted the overjoyed

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