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malaise

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40. Well he made it

Reply to Apophis (Reply #38)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 07:21 AM

Jun 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/24/nik-wallenda-high-wire-canyon
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The high-wire artist Nik Wallenda has completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter of a mile over the Little Colorado River gorge near the Grand Canyon.

Wallenda performed the stunt on a 2-inch-thick steel cable, 1,500 feet (457 meters) above the river without wearing a harness.

Wallenda took just more than 22 minutes, pausing and kneeling twice and murmuring prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way. He stepped slowly and steadily, but jogged and hopped the last few steps.

"It took every bit of me to stay focused that entire time," Wallenda said. "My arms are aching like you wouldn't believe."

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Nothing in the news will matter if Wallenda falls into the Grand Canyon [View all] malaise Jun 2013 OP

He'll make it, it's TV. tridim Jun 2013 #1

I'm betting it will have very high ratings malaise Jun 2013 #2

4 hours? Jeez... Inkfreak Jun 2013 #4

No. Google, friend, etc. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #24

No Scairp Jun 2013 #29

How to tell when you're old: noamnety Jun 2013 #14

Depends pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #22

Depends on what? penultimate Jun 2013 #31

Does he not have a harness? treestar Jun 2013 #3

No harness n/t malaise Jun 2013 #5

oh boy treestar Jun 2013 #6

If I didn't have a harness, I'd sure as hell have a parachute. LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #7

You and me both. texanwitch Jun 2013 #8

+1,000 malaise Jun 2013 #33

He was forced to wear the harness at Niagara. longship Jun 2013 #18

That was awful treestar Jun 2013 #20

Not really. Stunts don't trump reality. MineralMan Jun 2013 #9

We are a minority - check every quiz we do malaise Jun 2013 #13

Well, perhaps you're right. MineralMan Jun 2013 #15

Yep, you are right. Cleita Jun 2013 #10

Will Obama order drones to buzz about his head? NightWatcher Jun 2013 #11

I can't imagine such gruesome programming during the days of FCC licensing.... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #12

Its on cable. The FCC has no jurisdiction over cable content. onenote Jun 2013 #37

he won't. he's not walking across the Grand Canyon. cali Jun 2013 #16

I was there about 1970 or so on vacation. texanwitch Jun 2013 #17

Plus, the Grand Canyon is 17 miles wide in the Natl Park. longship Jun 2013 #19

The National Park Service would not have permitted it there pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #21

Now THERE is a picked nit! 1500 ft up, no net/harness, 30 mph winds,.....next door. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #26

That's the part that Thelma and Louise went over. Cleita Jun 2013 #27

I remember my first trip to the Canyon onenote Jun 2013 #39

Hey, it won't be like AZ will lower the flag to half-staff. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #23

I don't think any issue will matter even one bit less, the coverage is a different story TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #25

That's my point n/t malaise Jun 2013 #30

If anything interesting happens, it will be on tomorrow and for 30 russspeakeasy Jun 2013 #28

For a moment, I completely misread this post... Demoiselle Jun 2013 #32

LOL malaise Jun 2013 #34

Solidarnosc! pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #35

There isn't enough money to get me up on a wire. texanwitch Jun 2013 #36

My life won't change if he makes it or not. Apophis Jun 2013 #38

Well he made it malaise Jun 2013 #40