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General => Other => Topic started by: tiberius1999 on 24 Jun 2013, 03:30:23

Title: Nik Wallenda Skywalk! Amazing Feat!
Post by: tiberius1999 on 24 Jun 2013, 03:30:23

I just watched Nik Wallenda Skywalk across the Grand Canyon and I wanna know who else watched this awesome event I wanna see tons of responses about this so get going guys.

Title: Re: Nik Wallenda Skywalk! Amazing Feat!
Post by: tiberius1999 on 24 Jun 2013, 04:30:42

Agreed totally on that one

Title: Re: Nik Wallenda Skywalk! Amazing Feat!
Post by: AlphaTango11 on 25 Jun 2013, 08:23:23

How did they get the wire across? That is my question!

Title: Re: Nik Wallenda Skywalk! Amazing Feat!
Post by: Entangled on 25 Jun 2013, 21:11:20

Helicopter + guide wire, then pulled the main cable across using the guide wire, according to the commentary with one of the engineers.  The main cable weighed in at somewhere around seven pounds per foot  :O

I'm still not clear on how they pulled it, or how it was anchored, particularly given what they said about the side where he started from being it's own little island of sorts.  Would have like to seen more of the setup / teardown rigging procedure.  Maybe there's some 'behind the scenes' footage available?

Edit:  ElectricTVonline just posted this today, covering some of the challenges the laborers undertook in the setup and rigging.
http://youtu.be/3HeuJ3BH7s8 (http://youtu.be/3HeuJ3BH7s8)

Title: Re: Nik Wallenda Skywalk! Amazing Feat!
Post by: tiberius1999 on 25 Jun 2013, 22:00:22

If you watched the entire show on it it showed how they anchored it.  They put cable really far down into the rock.