Man Tightropes across Grand Canyone

Nik Wallenda Tightropes across the Grand Canyon

Nik Wallenda is a tightrope walker who comes from a 7 generation family of tightrope walkers. He premiered on Discovery Channel on Monday June 23, 2013 in a 1 hour special showing previous walks, including the walk that killed his grandfather. That walk, he completed with his mother. But walking 115 feet in the air was not enough for Nik Wallenda. Even Walking across Niagara Falls wasn't enough for Wallenda. Wallenda decided to attempt something that had never before been attempted. Wallenda decided to walk across the Grand Canyon. This would not only be the most extreme stunt to be performed at the Grand Canyon, but also the first time that anyone had ever attempted to walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. The rope that Wallenda walked was 1 quarter of a mile in length and rose 1500 feet above the canyon floor. Even though there was a paramedic below, anyone who would fall from that height would likely die. The height wasnt the only danger. Winds were strong, and updrafts caused by escaping heat constantly moved the rope from side to side. Something that made it nearly improbable for anyone to be successful. Nik Wallenda finished by running the rest of the rope. Because of his great balance, he did not struggle at all.