zow2 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 This shows it's not a slam dunk that this guy makes it safely across Niagara Falls on a wire. The wind over WNY is always blowing and especially near the falls. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/tightrope-walker-nik-wallenda-wobbles-nearly-falls-100-feet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Donn Esmonde wrote a week or two ago that Wallenda should be tethered to his rope. Something he does not plan on doing.......Anybody who has been on the Maid of the Mist can tell you that it seems like a hurricane around the Falls. I don't see how he stays on it: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/columns/donn-esmonde/article841336.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Donn Esmonde wrote a week or two ago that Wallenda should be tethered to his rope. Something he does not plan on doing.......Anybody who has been on the Maid of the Mist can tell you that it seems like a hurricane around the Falls. I don't see how he stays on it: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/columns/donn-esmonde/article841336.ece Whats the worse that happens, he falls in the water and gets picked up by the Maid of the Mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Whats the worse that happens, he falls in the water and gets picked up recover his body by the Maid of the Mist. Fixed. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 And now ABC is going to do a three hour broadcast on the walk. Hope he doesn't fall. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 And now ABC is going to do a three hour broadcast on the walk. Hope he doesn't fall. My link Wow - three hours of primetime broadcast TV is pretty big - even on a Friday night in June. Has anybody seen a map or diagram of how the wire is going to go. He's talking about walking thru the mist, but I can't imagine him being able to go over the Horseshoe Falls with all that wind and water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Whats the worse that happens, he falls in the water and gets picked up by the Maid of the Mist. Or better yet, lands ON the Maid of the Mist. I wonder if that little slip is not part of the act. Got him some publicity for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Or better yet, lands ON the Maid of the Mist. I wonder if that little slip is not part of the act. Got him some publicity for sure. I heard a story yesterday that mentioned three times where this little "stumble" happened. He's definitely putting on a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 The reported ends the segment by saying "Woooo there's got to be a better way to get some crabs!" That was funny to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Showmanship. Very curious on where exactly he will be walking on his walk over the falls.... Edit, actually just thought in my head how amazing it would be when its on prime-time tv and as he is walking the wire with cameras on him some hackjob daredevil gets wheeled out of a shoddy trailer in his homemade kevlar barrel to go over the falls in prime-time Edited May 13, 2012 by drinkTHEkoolaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Article : Get free tickets to the show Order tickets : http://www.walkthefalls.com/ Very curious on where exactly he will be walking on his walk over the falls.... The picture on the ticket website shows him going in front of the horseshoe side. I refuse to say over the horseshoe because it looks like he won't be that close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Did he fall yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 1339806521[/url]' post='2487300']Did he fall yet? No, but he's gotta be pretty confident. That wire , plus the mist and wind looks ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 He will be tethered to the wire. He cant fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 He will be tethered to the wire. He cant fall. He can fall, it will just turn into the worlds coolest zip line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Anyone know where I can get a live web feed of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Anyone know where I can get a live web feed of this? Your local ABC affiliate? Or do you not have access to a TV right now? Looks like he's not going to actually go until 10pm EST, about 1/2 hour from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Cool pic of the wire I am betting that he takes the harness off right away. It's his one shot at immortality. Whatever he loses from sponsor money, he'll make up over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hasnt this already been done before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Your local ABC affiliate? Or do you not have access to a TV right now? Looks like he's not going to actually go until 10pm EST, about 1/2 hour from now. No TV access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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