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Man crosses Grand Canyon on tightrope

By T.K. Randall
June 26, 2013 · Comment icon 45 comments

Image Credit: Youtube / ABC News
Nik Wallenda has managed to tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon without a safety harness.
The 34-year-old daredevil took 22 minutes to complete the stunt which saw him teetering along a two-inch thick steel cable suspended 1,500ft above the ground. During the feat there were a couple of moments when he was forced to kneel down to "get the rhythm out of the rope" and when he got to the end he even hopped and jogged the last few steps.

Wallenda is no stranger to extreme tightrope walking, last year he became the first person since 1896 to tightrope walk across the Niagara Falls. Even his family has a history of such feats - his great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, died during a performance in Puerto Rica at the age of 73.
Daredevil Nik Wallenda has successfully completed a high-wire walk across the Grand Canyon without a safety harness. The Florida aerialist performed the quarter-mile crossing on a two-inch thick steel cable, 1,500ft above the Little Colorado River Gorge in Arizona.



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Comment icon #36 Posted by kannin 11 years ago
buddy must of had some tight butt cheaks that whole time, id step 2 inches on that thing and go all amellia airheart to the bottom
Comment icon #37 Posted by F3SS 11 years ago
This was amazing. And stupid. If you're going to do this at least use a harness. But despite how omg this is, the cable was.2 inches thick. This isn't like a circus trick where ballerinas dance on a string. Two inches is wider than my foot, and I don't have a small foot. But that doesn't take away from the spectacle, I'm just trying to put it in context - I wouldn't want to walk 400 metres just putting one foot in front of the other. Two inches is not wider than your foot unless you're an infant or a footless amputee. Plus this isn't a hundred foot stretch an arena or a circus tent. That's a m... [More]
Comment icon #38 Posted by markdohle 11 years ago
There is nothing boring about this....but I think this is a tad crazy.
Comment icon #39 Posted by Junior Chubb 11 years ago
I'll bet a million dollars this guy will die on the job sooner or later. Just like his father before him...
Comment icon #40 Posted by F3SS 11 years ago
You're right. I forgot they talked about that. This guy did say he is walking from the Empire State Building to something else which is no less deadly than walking over the Grand Canyon or walking a mere 100' high.
Comment icon #41 Posted by Junior Chubb 11 years ago
You're right. I forgot they talked about that. This guy did say he is walking from the Empire State Building to something else which is no less deadly than walking over the Grand Canyon or walking a mere 100' high. There is a clip of his father ill-fated walk on posted in this thread on an earlier page. Crazy that people put their lives on the line for stunts like this but we do seem to lap it up.
Comment icon #42 Posted by F3SS 11 years ago
There is a clip of his father ill-fated walk on posted in this thread on an earlier page. Crazy that people put their lives on the line for stunts like this but we do seem to lap it up. Hey I say go for it. I ain't gonna do it but I'll watch if you want to do it. I used to want to skydive but never did get around to it. I wasn't gung ho about it but I did want to. Anyways, I fell off of a roof about five years ago and after that I pretty much lost any dare devil that may have lied within me. It's cool if you were to do it but if you get hurt or die I've come to the mindset that you know you re... [More]
Comment icon #43 Posted by Junior Chubb 11 years ago
Hey I say go for it. I ain't gonna do it but I'll watch if you want to do it. I used to want to skydive but never did get around to it. I wasn't gung ho about it but I did want to. Anyways, I fell off of a roof about five years ago and after that I pretty much lost any dare devil that may have lied within me. It's cool if you were to do it but if you get hurt or die I've come to the mindset that you know you really didn't have to do that. Age is a great leveller, I think we all become more afraid of injury as we get older. Its just experience teaching us how to stay safe. I experienced this re... [More]
Comment icon #44 Posted by F3SS 11 years ago
Age is a great leveller, I think we all become more afraid of injury as we get older. Its just experience teaching us how to stay safe. I experienced this revisiting the skate-park of my youth recently. Don't discard the skydive yet though, a tandem dive requires no skill or training, just the ability to close your eyes, prey and jump. Oh I know all I have to do is let the expert handle it but still there's always a chance of something going wrong and like I said, I don't have to do it. And you are right about age too. That's a definite factor. The older I get the less I care to try the crazie... [More]
Comment icon #45 Posted by Junior Chubb 11 years ago
Oh I know all I have to do is let the expert handle it but still there's always a chance of something going wrong and like I said, I don't have to do it. And you are right about age too. That's a definite factor. The older I get the less I care to try the craziest new roller coaster or thrill ride. I used to eat that up. The last time I went to Kennywood a few years back, Pittsburgh's famous amusement park, I couldn't wait to hit all my old favorites as it had been some years since my last visit. Well I rode them and the thrill was gone. I still like rollercoasters but it's the rides that try ... [More]
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