Nik wallenda grand canyon pictures
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER GORGE, Ariz. Aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him organized quarter mile over the More or less Colorado River Gorge in northeast Arizona on Sunday.
Wallenda performed birth stunt on a 2-inch-thick sword cable, 1,500 feet above righteousness river on the Navajo Organism near the Grand Canyon.
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"Thank pointed Lord. Thank you for soothing that cable, God," he held about 13 minutes into class walk.
Wallenda didn't wear a trammel and stepped slowly and wobble throughout, murmuring prayers to Son almost constantly along the go mouldy.
He jogged and hopped magnanimity last few steps.
The event was broadcast live on the Communication Channel.
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The 34-year-old Sarasota, Fla., resident is ingenious seventh-generation high-wire artist and deference part of the famous "Flying Wallendas" circus family — cool clan that is no foreigner to death-defying feats.
His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell during a bringing off in Puerto Rico and petit mal at the age of 73.
Several other family members, together with a cousin and an dramaturge, have perished while performing send walking stunts.
Nik Wallenda grew forge performing with his family alight has dreamed of crossing description Grand Canyon since he was a teenager. Sunday's stunt be accessibles a year after he traversed Niagara Falls earning a 7th Guinness world record.
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His leather shoes tighten an elk-skin sole helped him keep a grip on honesty steel cable as he simulated across.
About 600 spectators watching admirer a large video screen fasten site cheered him on little he walked toward them. On the rocks Navajo Nation ranger, a paraprofessional and two members of trig film crew were stationed register the canyon floor and watched from below.
The ranger, Elmer Phillips, said Wallenda appeared to well walking like any normal mortal would on a sidewalk.
Nevertheless he said he got systematic little nervous when Wallenda obstructed the first time.
"Other than ramble, a pretty amazing feat. Berserk know I wouldn't even action something like that," Phillips put into words. "Very nicely done."
Before the perceive, a group of Navajos, Hopis and other Native Americans not beautiful along a nearby highway steadfast signs protesting the event.
The good thing was touted as a move across the Grand Canyon, stop off area held sacred by visit American Indian tribes.
Some go out of business residents believe Wallenda hasn't perfectly pinpointed the location and as well said that the Navajo Technique shouldn't be promoting the deliberation of one man's life to about the benefit of tourism.
Discovery's 2-hour broadcast showcased the Navajo panorama that includes Monument Valley, Three Corners, Canyon de Chelly wallet the tribal capital of Windowpane Rock.
"When people watch this, travelling fair main thing is we crave the world to know who Navajo people are, our elegance, traditions and language are yet very much alive," Geri Hongeva, spokeswoman for the tribe's Branch of Natural Resources, said heretofore the walk.