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Walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope

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    #182
    IM0
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    ok yous can have the wife Ill take the mom


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    #183
    Festy
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    Porn on after this...get innnnnnnnnnn


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    #184
    willmunny1990
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    To be honest I'm more impressed by his wife than his tight rope walk.


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    #185
    MiskyBoyy
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    So, supposedly he's announcing his next big event in a few mins. Ffs, would he not just quit while he's ahead! :eek:


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    #186
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    Corvo Attano wrote: »
    And safe

    In fairness, there was absolutely nothing safe about it


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    #187
    Mr.Prodston
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    Redbull surely missed a trick here? He's no Baumgartner :pac:


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    #188
    PizzamanIRL
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    So what do you think was more impressive? This or the Baumgartner jump from space a few months ago?

    I'm probably edging towards this because it was all his control.


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    #189
    FanadMan
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    So what do you think was more impressive? This or the Baumgartner jump from space a few months ago?

    I'm probably edging towards this because it was all his control.

    Same - and for the same reason. The space jump was unbelievable but he had so much tech backup whereas Nic had to rely on himself only.


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    #190
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    So what do you think was more impressive? This or the Baumgartner jump from space a few months ago?

    I'm probably edging towards this because it was all his control.

    Tough call. Both amazing events to watch. This was way more nerve wrecking though. At least Baumgartner wasn't babbling on about your man jesus during his descent


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    #191
    IM0
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    pharmaton wrote: »
    I'm not seeing safety equip, whats he got?
    shaaane wrote: »
    In fairness, there was absolutely nothing safe about it


    *spoliler alert*





    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk


    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    meh tbh the only way he would posibly fall is if he MASSIVELY freaked out but that was never going to happen. :rolleyes:


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    #192
    PizzamanIRL
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    IM0 wrote: »
    *spoliler alert*





    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk


    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    meh tbh the only way he would posibly fall is if he MASSIVELY freaked out but that was never going to happen. :rolleyes:

    Let us know when you're doing it.


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    #193
    Grid.
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    IM0 wrote: »
    *spoliler alert*





    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk


    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    meh tbh the only way he would posibly fall is if he MASSIVELY freaked out but that was never going to happen. :rolleyes:


    FFS!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:


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    #194
    ArmaniJeanss
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    IM0 wrote: »
    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    Slight exaggeration there maybe?


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    #195
    pharmaton
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    IM0 wrote: »
    *spoliler alert*





    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk


    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    meh tbh the only way he would posibly fall is if he MASSIVELY freaked out but that was never going to happen. :rolleyes:
    I get the counter balance equip but wouldn't consider it safety equipment by a long shot. As for the orange rope, not sure if its what you're referring to but if it was the line running parallel beneath him, that was for the camera equipment. Could see the cameras shooting along every now and again.

    I know it'sa stupid question but I'm trying to figure out how did they get all that rope across the canyon to begin with :confused:


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    #196
    IM0
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    Let us know when you're doing it.

    I wont be I havent trained for it, but I do do things which a majority of people call crazy, which are not to me and others like me who do the same .also watch motor/bike sports involving REAL risk and get back to me

    the tour de france is coming up, watch the mountain descents and get back to me


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    #197
    Witcher
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    pharmaton wrote: »
    I know it'sa stupid question but I'm trying to figure out how did they get all that rope across the canyon to begin with :confused:

    They flew a tow line across the canyon with a helicopter, put it through a pulley and then hauled the tightrope across that way.


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    #198
    PizzamanIRL
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    IM0 wrote: »
    I wont be I havent trained for it, but I do do things which a majority of people call crazy, which are not to me and others like me who do the same .also watch motor/bike sports involving REAL risk and get back to me

    the tour de france is coming up, watch the mountain descents and get back to me

    Was your heart beating fast when you watched it? I'll guess yes and that's because you knew it was dangerous and if he fell he was ****ed. Having a piss sitting down is safe. Walking across the grand canyon on a tightrope isn't.


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    #199
    Squaredude
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    Think there's a bit of a difference between falling off your bike in the Tour de France and falling off your rope while crossing the Grand Canyon.


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    #200
    IM0
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    Was your heart beating fast when you watched it? I'll guess yes and that's because you knew it was dangerous and if he fell he was ****ed.

    honestly no, like |I say Im a risk taker myself been there done more risky things than that guy, and had a heart monitor on recording the whole way.


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    #201
    PizzamanIRL
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    IM0 wrote: »
    Im a risk taker myself been there done more risky things than that guy

    Name some.


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    #202
    IM0
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    Squaredude wrote: »
    Think there's a bit of a difference between falling off your bike in the Tour de France and falling off your rope while crossing the Grand Canyon.

    yes one you will surely die at a certain speed and circumstances [last year in a similar race in italy a guy died doing that and it was all on tv, now THAT was shocking. walter weylandts RIP :( and one wont ever happen


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    #203
    pharmaton
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    IM0 wrote: »
    honestly no, like |I say Im a risk taker myself been there done more risky things than that guy, and had a heart monitor on recording the whole way.

    regale us, we need to know now


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    #204
    IM0
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    pharmaton wrote: »
    regale us, we need to know now

    watch the tour de france when they are racing down the mountains @50mph/80km/hr+ they can get up to 100km/hr+ on closed road though, the lucky bastards :mad:


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    #205
    kingcobra
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    IM0 wrote: »
    honestly no, like |I say Im a risk taker myself been there done more risky things than that guy, and had a heart monitor on recording the whole way.

    Give us a few of your more riskier things to excite us!

    Of course it's a risky venture, and there's very little people on this planet who can cross that gorge within short notice. Winds are gusting and he has to control his footwork on a two inch wire for a quarter of mile. A lot of us wouldn't be able to do that on a painted strip! Of course the chances of Wallenda falling were greatly reduced given that he has done this so many times, but his great-grandfather died doing this and we would have been just as well-practiced. There are few activities riskier than skywalking to be fair


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    #206
    MiskyBoyy
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    IM0 wrote: »
    watch the tour de france when they are racing down the mountains @50mph/80km/hr+ they can get up to 100km/hr+ on closed road though, the lucky bastards :mad:

    Looks fun!



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    #207
    PizzamanIRL
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    IM0 wrote: »
    watch the tour de france when they are racing down the mountains @50mph/80km/hr+ they can get up to 100km/hr+ on closed road though, the lucky bastards :mad:

    They have a brake on the bike to slow down. Your man can't control speed of wind to knock him over, human emotions that will make him nervous and shake or a little slip of foot and he's gone.

    He was connected to nothing. If he fell, he was freefalling to the ground. How was it safe?


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    #208
    PizzamanIRL
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    DaLad wrote: »
    Looks fun!


    And dangerous! :eek: They could graze their knees or break a few bones if they fell.


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    #209
    IM0
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    DaLad wrote: »
    Looks fun!


    oh it is boy :cool: was thinking of that exact clip to post to give yous an idea.


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    #210
    pharmaton
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    IM0 wrote: »
    watch the tour de france when they are racing down the mountains @50mph/80km/hr+ they can get up to 100km/hr+ on closed road though, the lucky bastards :mad:
    k, I doubt it's something I could do and it has an element of risk but at the same time I wouldn't consider the risk factor as high, bike crash versus walking unharnessed across the GC...one may result in broken limbs, possibly fatal but the other is certain death.
    If you said base jumping or free climbing I might have seen your point though.


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    #211
    IM0
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    They have a brake on the bike to slow down.

    and he has his feet to decide his speed
    Your man can't control speed of wind to knock him over, human emotions that will make him nervous and shake or a little slip of foot and he's gone.

    but he has a big bar to counter balance with
    He was connected to nothing. If he fell, he was freefalling to the ground. How was it safe?

    he was never going to fall :o

    unless he would freak out, but like I say he trained for it. 3/4 of the trsaining is psychological


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