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ultrarunner Jun 16th 2012 5:16 am

Welcome to Canada
 
Nik Wallenda......congrats to the fella. Not only has he now completed the walk that killed his grandfather, he now has Niagara Falls to add to it.

Next up for him, the Grand Canyon

Jingsamichty Jun 16th 2012 5:35 am

Re: Welcome to Canada
 
I thought you were going to tell us you'd already done it, at night with a dagger between your teeth, but you weren't allowed to talk about it.

ultrarunner Jun 16th 2012 11:49 am

Re: Welcome to Canada
 

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 10122832)
I thought you were going to tell us you'd already done it, at night with a dagger between your teeth, but you weren't allowed to talk about it.

You have me missed up with one of the ego mongers :D

Nice try though

magnumpi Jun 16th 2012 12:22 pm

Re: Welcome to Canada
 

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 10123192)
You have me missed up with one of the ego mongers :D

Nice try though

We watched him cross and it was cool. History in the making.

Ben W Bell Jun 16th 2012 3:24 pm

Re: Welcome to Canada
 
Meh, Blondin did it (over a slightly narrower portion) 150 years ago. At least Blondin had the nerve to do it several times, without any safety harness, and blindfolded, carrying his manager on his back, sitting down and cooking a meal half way across and various other crossing methods. All that other guy did was walk straight across. The length across the falls themselves was history making, but nothing else about it was special.

ultrarunner Jun 17th 2012 3:20 am

Re: Welcome to Canada
 

Originally Posted by Ben W Bell (Post 10123361)
Meh, Blondin did it (over a slightly narrower portion) 150 years ago. At least Blondin had the nerve to do it several times, without any safety harness, and blindfolded, carrying his manager on his back, sitting down and cooking a meal half way across and various other crossing methods. All that other guy did was walk straight across. The length across the falls themselves was history making, but nothing else about it was special.

I'll like to see you do it, then we can say there isn't anything special about it


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