King of the High Wire

Spiced_Rum · 06-24-13, 06:01 AM

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Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk over a section of the Grand Canyon on Sunday, greeted with wild cheers after finishing his journey over the yawning chasm on a 5-cm steel cable.
Wallenda, the self-described "King of the High Wire," walked 426.7 metres across the crimson-hued canyon with just the distant ribbon of the Little Colorado River beneath him. The event was broadcast live around the world

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/23/wallenda-tightrope-grand-canyon.html

A great feat of balance

Sailor Steve · 06-24-13, 09:15 AM

Oh, those Flying Wallendas. I've been reading about that family since I was little.

AVGWarhawk · 06-24-13, 09:21 AM

I don't understand why anyone would want to do this.

Spiced_Rum · 06-24-13, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I don't understand why anyone would want to do this.

Just because they can. It must be an adrenaline rush to do it knowing that you could die if you make a mistake, and then feel amazing when you survive. On the other hand I think that you also have to have a little bit of madness to attempt it in the first place.

AVGWarhawk · 06-24-13, 10:30 AM

I see no reason for anyone to attempt this. Then again, I see a lot of people doing things that make no sense.

Onkel Neal · 06-24-13, 10:55 AM

Does he do it with some kind of safety cable on his ankle?

06-24-13, 09:15 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh, those Flying Wallendas. I've been reading about that family since I was little. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-24-13, 09:21 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't understand why anyone would want to do this. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-24-13, 10:30 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I see no reason for anyone to attempt this. Then again, I see a lot of people doing things that make no sense. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-24-13, 10:55 AM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Does he do it with some kind of safety cable on his ankle? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web