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Walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope

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    #122
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    The skywire site shows him at almost half way across


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    #123
    apollo8
    Registered Users Posts: 349 ✭✭apollo8


    The jesus freak is a total headwrecker grrrrrr


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    #124
    Corvo Attano
    Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    PRAISE JEEBUS.

    This has turned into Christian subliminal messaging.


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    #125
    J. Marston
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    Not even a third of the way gone, holy fúck.


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    #126
    Sciprio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 790 ✭✭✭Sciprio


    Crazy jesus,thank you jesus, praise you jesus. Yes i do praise you jesus.


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    #127
    PizzamanIRL
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    I thought he was doing this without and safety equipment? Doesn't look like that to me.


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    #128
    Corvo Attano
    Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    "You are the only God"
    Its as if Jesus is threatening to push him off and he's trying to calm him down.


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    #129
    BOHtox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    I thought he was doing this without and safety equipment? Doesn't look like that to me.


    He said without a harness.


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    #130
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Hope the wind from the helicopters doesn't push him off


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    #131
    BOHtox
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    Half way point. Kinda hoping he says 'fúck this I'm going back'


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    #132
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    I'm surprised Father Neil Horan hasn't come along and shaken the rope yet.


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    #133
    The Backwards Man
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    Jeans seem to be hindering him a bit.


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    #134
    [Deleted User]
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    Camera 4 on the discovery channel online feed is class!


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    #135
    MiskyBoyy
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    My stomach is in my mouth watching this. F*****g hate heights!


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    #136
    shy_boy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭shy_boy


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    If him and Nelson Mandela both die tonight, he'll probably get more media coverage than Nelson.

    He wont die


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    #137
    Tom_Cruise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 734 ✭✭✭Tom_Cruise


    This doesnt count as he is carrying the pole. He'll have to do it without the pole to impress me.


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    #138
    BOHtox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    When's the next checkpoint? It's a long way back up if he has to start again!


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    #139
    Corvo Attano
    Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Jeans and dress shoes.
    Professional as fúck


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    #140
    [Deleted User]
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    This reminds me of Fr. Larry Duff, hope nobody rings him :P


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    #141
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    DaLad wrote: »
    My stomach is in my mouth watching this. F*****g hate heights!

    I couldn't even step on the glass part of the skywalk when I visited the GC a few years ago :)


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    #142
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    I thought he was doing this without and safety equipment? Doesn't look like that to me.

    I'm not seeing safety equip, whats he got?


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    #143
    shy_boy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭shy_boy


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Jeans seem to be hindering him a bit.

    Pmsl he some dude alright


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    #144
    Witcher
    Registered Users Posts: 14,539 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    pharmaton wrote: »
    I'm not seeing safety equip, whats he got?

    Jesus.


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    #145
    Sciprio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 790 ✭✭✭Sciprio


    I want to mute it but then i'll miss out on the screams if he falls.


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    #146
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    pharmaton wrote: »
    I'm not seeing safety equip, whats he got?

    An earpiece.


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    #147
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    marco_polo wrote: »
    I couldn't even step on the glass part of the skywalk when I visited the GC a few years ago :)

    I'd be the same probably! Or else I'd walk out on it holding the railings as tight as f**k!


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    #148
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    pharmaton wrote: »
    I'm not seeing safety equip, whats he got?

    Nothing - just the pole for balance


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    #149
    Festy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    This guy is a legend tbf


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    #150
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    An earpiece.

    I think that model is only rated for 500m falls though.


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    #151
    How Soon Is Now
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    The ****ing atistists are gonna have a field day if he falls......


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