High-Wire Walk across Grand Canyon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 35° 53.698 W 111° 27.065
12S E 459291 N 3972392
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk over a section of the Grand Canyon on June, 23, 2013.
Waymark Code: WMHCHA
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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On June 23, at about 7.30 PM local time, Daredevil Nik Wallenda complete a high-wire walk on a part of the Grand Canyon, 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River.

The event was broadcasted live in 128 countries and while we were glued to the TV, it struck us: We have been there!

The place is called Little Colorado River Gorge.


The wire across the Little Colorado River Gorge - 1500 ft above the river.
(c)Discovery Channel

The sheer cliffs of this easternmost part of the Grand Canyon are located just outside the National Park in the Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park.


Above and below are the pictures we took when we visited the place.

Discovery Channel has the complete rights on the story and also has a website devoted to it.

The first newswire we found - just minutes after Nick finished the walk into the history books was from Reuters.

We may add more information, as the story unfolds.


Nick Wallenda a day before the walk

Type of publication: Television

When was the article reported?: 06/23/2013

Publication: Discovery Channel, Reuters

Article Url: [Web Link]

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How widespread was the article reported?: international

News Category: Entertainment
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