Skywire Live

[Fairwrning]

Anybody gonna watch this guy ..1400 ft walk..1500 ft above the ground..8:00 on Discovery channel

[DONNIEP]

Oh yeah. He's a freaking moron. He better be wearing bright clothes so they can find his ass before the coyotes eat what's left of him.

[Sensible Shoes]

I'll be watching supermoon instead. I watched Wallenda walk Niagara Falls last year.

[DONNIEP]

I'll be watching supermoon instead. I watched Wallenda walk Niagara Falls last year.

No tether this time. He so much as farts and he's a dead man.

[Fairwrning]

I dont get the obsession with death...Thrills can be had in a safer way....

[Fairwrning]

An attack by a protective female bird would be a bitch...

[DONNIEP]

A sword swallower with Parkinson's has a safer gig than this dude.

[TFM_Dale]

He is doing it with no tether? Good luck dumb ass.

[DONNIEP]

He is doing it with no tether? Good luck dumb ass.

Yep. Balls out.

[Hardrock69]

We are not watching a wire-walker.

We are watching someone die.

Let the games begin!

[Fairwrning]

" Its extremely important that I make it to the other side."...:bingesmoking:

[Fairwrning]

He'll make it..

[Hardrock69]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/06/23/one-problem-with-nik-wallendas-grand-canyon-walk-it-isnt-at-the-grand-canyon/


One Problem With Nik Wallenda's Grand Canyon Walk: It Isn't At The Grand Canyon

When I heard that daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt to be the first person to cross over the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, I thought “That’s crazy.” Not because it’s 1,500 feet up and a quarter-mile across with no harness or net, but because the National Park Service allowed it.

Here’s the thing, though: it didn’t.

Rather, Wallenda’s death-defying deed will take place today east of the park, across the gorge of Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park. It’s on land of the Navajo Nation, near Cameron, Arizona.

“The event would not have been approved in Grand Canyon National Park,” says Maureen Oltrogge, the park’s public affairs officer. Under National Park Service regulations, she says, “events must not unreasonably impair the park’s atmosphere of peace and tranquility or have an unacceptable impact on the experience of park visitors.”

That doesn’t make the stunt any less risky or the visuals any less spectacular. Wallenda’s two-inch (5 cm) cable spans 1,400 feet (426 m) across the gorge, 1,500 feet (457 m) above ground; that’s higher than the Empire State Building. Plus, the site is likely to be buffeted with winds up to 30 mph (48 kph).

Although the tribal park is not in the actual Grand Canyon, they’re close neighbors. Some have called it a “little Grand Canyon,” and the Little Colorado River feeds into the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.

Permitting Wallenda’s walk was not a casual decision, says Geri Hongeva, spokesperson for Navajo Parks & Recreation. “Discovery Channel, NBC Peacock Productions and Nik Wallenda all had to complete a number of clearances and gain proper permits,” including archaeological, biological and environmental surveys, and handle tribal park land use fees and filming approvals. Extreme sports are permitted only rarely on tribal lands.

To protect the environment and the gorge’s cultural significance, Hongeva says, “There will be no public access to the skywire event site, but we will host a community event a mile from the Skywalk area, where the public can watch on a Jumbotron screen with some local entertainment.”

The payoff? “Realistically, the Navajo Nation would not be able to afford this amount of marketing on its own,” Hongeva says. “Many people will learn more about the Navajo people and culture.” She also expects increased tourism to the area; new road has been built to the site of Wallenda’s walk.

The Discovery Channel will air the broadcast at 8pm EDT Sunday, June 23, live (well, with a 10-second delay, for reasons you might imagine).

As for that no harness or net thing, Wallenda says, “I’ve trained for holding on to that cable if there is an emergency.” Rescue teams will be stationed on both sides of the canyon, and helicopters can be there to rescue him within 60 seconds.



Why watch on TV when you can watch online?

http://skywire.discovery.com/live.html

[Fairwrning]

If you havent seen " Man on Wire" its on Netflix. Worth a watch.

[Hardrock69]

View your choice of 5 different cameras at the website.

[Hardrock69]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq0lYB3iSM

[DONNIEP]

That sumbitch better be wearing a parachute. Who wants to take bets on how far he makes it??

[Sensible Shoes]

No tether this time. He so much as farts and he's a dead man.


Last year ABC refused to carry it live unless there was a tether.

And I wonder if you're recognizing the name - "The flying Wallendas" Yep that's him, the next generation. Explains the death wish, it's genetic.

[DONNIEP]

Last year ABC refused to carry it live unless there was a tether.

And I wonder if you're recognizing the name - "The flying Wallendas" Yep that's him, the next generation. Explains the death wish, it's genetic.

Yep, the old man fell to his death. On TV. This guy is insane. I'd be wearing a chute.

[DONNIEP]

You guys watching this? Holy sheeeeetttt it gives me the creeps!!

[FORD]

I'm a little skeptical of some of this camera footage. All the camera shots looking down have been exactly the same.

[kwame k]

Go online and check out cam #4 view.......fuck!

[DONNIEP]

Go online and check out cam #4 view.......fuck!

Thanks a lot dude. I think I'm gonna have a stroke now.

[kwame k]

I'm a little skeptical of some of this camera footage. All the camera shots looking down have been exactly the same.

I think only the 1st cam is live......all the rest aren't.

[Hardrock69]

So what if this guy was doing something insane like that, and then he began to speak: "Hail Satan, thank you for my safety, that I may die and burn in hell someday, but not yet, that I may do this in the name of Lord Satan!"

I bet the network would cut him off REAL quick! :lmao:

[Hardrock69]

Uh...I don't want to look down....no.....

[Hardrock69]

Nothing to see here folks, move along....

[Fairwrning]

Not watching...I glance every few seconds..that wind is howling.,.

[kwame k]

Jesus.....how long is it going to take him to cross?

[ELVIS]

Did he fall yet ??

[kwame k]

Never mind:yo:

[CVH Rulz]

He made it...sprinted the last 15 feet!

[Satan]

Did he fall yet ??

Now that's not very nice, Mr. Presley!

Especially since he was talking to JC the whole time.

I thought you mortals believed that sort of thing protects you?? http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d025.gif

[DONNIEP]

Well, how's he top that? Walk a wire that's on fire?

[ELVIS]

Now that's not very nice, Mr. Presley!

Especially since he was talking to JC the whole time.

I thought you mortals believed that sort of thing protects you??

Do not put the LORD your God to the test...

[Satan]

Well, how's he top that? Walk a wire that's on fire?

I can arrange that one! He can walk over the Lake of Fire, actually. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d010.gif

I mean, obviously he's not going to relocate to Hell permanently, so he could at least come by for a visit......

[DONNIEP]

The dude's wife is hot!!

[Fairwrning]

Now that's not very nice, Mr. Presley!

Especially since he was talking to JC the whole time.

I thought you mortals believed that sort of thing protects you?? http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d025.gif

"God guides us on our journey But be careful with those feet!"...

[DONNIEP]

Maybe he can walk on water next!!

[Jesus Christ]

Maybe he can walk on water next!!

Nah, been there, done that. :jesuslol:

[Jesus Christ]

Do not put the LORD your God to the test...

That's not what he was doing.......


Though after about the third prayer, I was saying "Yeah, Nicholas... I got this! Calmeth down already!" :jesuslol: