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06-23-2013, 06:59 AM | |
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda attempts to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, live only o
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Watch it live on the Discovery Channel 7pm central. Yeah I think this is a crazy act to try to pull off. Are we going to watch this guy plummet to his death in the depths of the Grand Canyon? What I know about Nik Wallenda is he has a family heritage with walking the sky wire and challenge gravity. His great grandpa Karl Wallenda, one of histories best sky walkers ever. However, on March 22, 1978, during a promotional walk in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Karl Wallenda fell from the wire and died (gravity won). It was between the towers of Condado Plaza Hotel, 10 stories high. He was 73. Nik Wallenda completed the walk on June 4, 2011 with his mother, Delilah. So I think this guy is nuts to try this, but good luck anyways. This could go in media center but hoping enough interest in watching this that it stays in the lounge. |
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06-23-2013, 07:37 AM | #2 |
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Saw him do Niagara Falls. That was kind of cool. Might watch tonight if only to hopefully see spectacular views of the Grand Canyon.
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06-23-2013, 08:34 AM | #3 |
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Dang I screwed up. I wanted to put this in the lounge first to get some attention for the event.
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06-23-2013, 12:25 PM | #4 |
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Well you know he'll make it. They're not going to show him falling to his death.
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06-23-2013, 12:56 PM | #7 |
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This is his great grand father who didn't make it across as I talked about it in OP. They proved it was faulty rigging that caused the tight rope to sway with 45 mile winds. He could have made it even at age 73.
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06-23-2013, 06:03 PM | #11 |
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