The Grand Canyon dare

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Share Via

Copy Link

1 / 12

Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks a 2-inch-thick steel cable taking him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona. (AP/Discovery Channel)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks a 2-inch-thick steel cable taking him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona. (AP/Discovery Channel)

2 / 12

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks on a two-inch (5 cm) diameter steel cable rigged 1,400 feet across more than a quarter-mile deep remote section of the Grand Canyon near Little Colorado River, Arizona. (Reuters)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks on a two-inch (5 cm) diameter steel cable rigged 1,400 feet across more than a quarter-mile deep remote section of the Grand Canyon near Little Colorado River, Arizona. (Reuters)

3 / 12

Daredevil Nik Wallenda gives a thumbs-up sign as he nears the end, after walking on a two-inch (5 cm) diameter steel cable rigged 1,400 feet across more than a quarter-mile deep remote section of the Grand Canyon near Little Colorado River, Arizona. (Reuters)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda gives a thumbs-up sign as he nears the end, after walking on a two-inch (5 cm) diameter steel cable rigged 1,400 feet across more than a quarter-mile deep remote section of the Grand Canyon near Little Colorado River, Arizona. (Reuters)

4 / 12

Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona.(AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona.(AP)

5 / 12

Daredevil Nik Wallenda runs as he finishes crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge on the Navajo reservation near outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda runs as he finishes crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge on the Navajo reservation near outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. (AP)

6 / 12

Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona.(AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Arizona.(AP)

7 / 12

Aerialist Nik Wallenda near the end of his quarter mile walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Aerialist Nik Wallenda near the end of his quarter mile walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

8 / 12

Aerialist Nik Wallenda pauses during his quarter mile walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Aerialist Nik Wallenda pauses during his quarter mile walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

9 / 12

Aerialist Nik Wallenda kisses the ground after walking a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Aerialist Nik Wallenda kisses the ground after walking a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

10 / 12

Aerialist Nik Wallenda looks across the canyon before walking a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Aerialist Nik Wallenda looks across the canyon before walking a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

11 / 12

Preacher Joel Osteen, left, leads a prayer with Nik Wallenda, second from left, his wife Erendira, daughter Evita and son Yanni before Wallenda walked a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Preacher Joel Osteen, left, leads a prayer with Nik Wallenda, second from left, his wife Erendira, daughter Evita and son Yanni before Wallenda walked a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. (AP)

12 / 12

Photographers and TV journalists report on Nik Wallenda daring attempt to walk without any harnesses or any safety precautions on a tightrope stretched across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. (AFP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2013 04:56 pm IST

Photographers and TV journalists report on Nik Wallenda daring attempt to walk without any harnesses or any safety precautions on a tightrope stretched across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. (AFP)

Home / Photos / News / The Grand Canyon dare

SHARE

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Copyright © 2026 HT Digital Streams Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Your Subscription Plan

Saved Articles

Subscribe Now!

Follow Us On