Good news from the Grand Canyon
I did not watch Nik Wallenda's Canyon Cross -- not into sensationalism and did not want to view what would happen if he fell.
Went online after the event to find that
he was successful although had to pause twice on the 1,500 foot crossing:
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes tightrope walk near Grand Canyon
Aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.
Wallenda performed the stunt on a 2-inch-thick steel cable, 1,500 feet above the river on the Navajo Nation near the Grand Canyon. He took just more than 22 minutes, pausing and crouching twice as winds whipped around him and the rope swayed.
"Thank you Lord. Thank you for calming that cable, God," he said about 13 minutes into the walk.
Wallenda didn't wear a harness and stepped slowly and steady throughout, murmuring prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way. He jogged and hopped the last few steps.
Good that his prayers were answered. I can not imagine the level of focus needed to perform something like this -- the altitude is not the issue; over 30 feet and you are pretty much toast if you fall.
Posted by DaveH at June 23, 2013 9:26 PM