Tightrope walker to take on Niagara Falls

rockin'robin said:
I'm terrified of heights....and parking garages....would never attempt to be a tightrope walker, feel it's an art only "mastered" by a select few...Wouldn't be surprised if Wallenda doesn't attempt to try the walk again over Niagara Falls without the harness. The wind and fog/mist factor has to be taken into consideration also, hence the need for the harness, or a sure death would have ensued.
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He reluctantly used this harness because the governments of Canada and the USA would not let him attempt this without it.
 
Tousi said:
This Wallenda family for 200 years has done these daredevil stunts for 200 years. It was the governments of the USA and Canada who forced him to wear this harness. This was a first for him and he was uncomfortable wearing it.

So now it is on to the Grand Canyon for a walk three times longer. Imagine an hour and a half on a 2 inch wire, fighting the elements. Need to find out if he can do this one without that harness.
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How would the National Park officials feel with people associating the Grand Canyon with that of Wallenda who tried to walk across Grand Canyon but fell to his death....with cameras following his long...long.......long fall to the bottom?
 
kokonut said:
How would the National Park officials feel with people associating the Grand Canyon with that of Wallenda who tried to walk across Grand Canyon but fell to his death....with cameras following his long...long.......long fall to the bottom?
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Horrible, of course!...But this is what the Wallenda family does......just don't understand why ur raining on their parade!...Sure, it's a dangerous stunt, one that takes a very long time to study and attempt....Very few people would attempt to do it...even know how to do it.....but they will and their success is to be applauded!

Look at our athletes in all sports....what they do is very dangerous, could result in their death, but we cheer them on when they succeed....Look at the race car drivers....boxers...football players....they know that just one incident could result in their death.
 
kokonut said:
How would the National Park officials feel with people associating the Grand Canyon with that of Wallenda who tried to walk across Grand Canyon but fell to his death....with cameras following his long...long.......long fall to the bottom?
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Well, in the case of the Niagara Falls stunt, his father(they were able to communicate during the stunt)was responsible for his son's safety and if they felt the harness somehow compromised what he was doing during the stunt, the Dad would ok him unclipping himself from this harness BUT ABC said if that happened, they would stop filming whether or not he fell.....
 
rockin'robin said:
Horrible, of course!...But this is what the Wallenda family does......just don't understand why ur raining on their parade!...Sure, it's a dangerous stunt, one that takes a very long time to study and attempt....Very few people would attempt to do it...even know how to do it.....but they will and their success is to be applauded!

Look at our athletes in all sports....what they do is very dangerous, could result in their death, but we cheer them on when they succeed....Look at the race car drivers....boxers...football players....they know that just one incident could result in their death.
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Wasn't intending to rain on their parade. Wallenda has a history of successes and their share of tragedies. My question for the Niagra Falls tight rope walk was that tight rope walk is meant to be a dangerous profession and that's where the thrill is. People watch because some want to see him succeed...others like a bad fan at a motor speedway....wants to see an "accident" and see him fall. People have their reasons to watch a guy walk on a tight rope over a long distance. If it's about endurance, then great. The Grand Canyon one would be the thing to prove and not fall. But a part of that thrill goes away when the walker is harnessed to the wire or have a safety net below which reduces the chance of death to almost no risk at all. Just like the Niagra Falls walk. He's tethered to a safety line to the wire should he fall the line will stop that.

As for the Grand Canyon, I think they may want to ask the same thing. No walk unless he's tethered to the wire he'll be walking on. I don't think the National Park officials want a bad publicity should a Wallenda fall to his death, again, for over a mile on the way down....with cameras rolling capturing his plunge to the very bottom. We'll have to wait and see if park officials will bite or not to let Wallenda go without any safety features that could arrest his fall.
 
Tousi said:
Well, in the case of the Niagara Falls stunt, his father(they were able to communicate during the stunt)was responsible for his son's safety and if they felt the harness somehow compromised what he was doing during the stunt, the Dad would ok him unclipping himself from this harness BUT ABC said if that happened, they would stop filming whether or not he fell.....
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They may stop filming but you'd have hoards of people with their own personal cameras with them.
 
oh my! koko - you jealous? I'm sorry if your little hiking at some high-altitude mountain in Washington did not gain any attention and "woooow amazing" reaction as Wallenda did.

but truth be told... your hiking escapade didn't really impress me. just a simple hiking that just about anybody can do it :lol: heck... I didn't even think me finishing a 10-miles Vermont Tough Mudder race thru mud, snow and icy cold water in 30-degree May while wearing only shorts and shirt was newsworthy :lol:
 
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