[looneycat]

trailing a safety harness took all the 'thrill' out of the stunt....a very ho hum event! please TV stations don't waste our time!!!

[quirky3]

Originally Posted by looneycat

trailing a safety harness took all the 'thrill' out of the stunt....a very ho hum event! please TV stations don't waste our time!!!

Niagara Falls is my home town, and I went to school with Roger Woodward, who survived a plunge over the Falls at age 7 in 1960. This was an amazing feat. Nik didn't want to wear the harness, but his sponsors made it a requirement before they would pay the costs of the event. And, he did not miss a step - no need for the harness.

IMHO, "walk 1500 ft. in his shoes" before putting him down!!

[RichieB]

[chuckster]

I agree quirky......and as you said was required to wear harness.

[ceejay]

Originally Posted by looneycat

trailing a safety harness took all the 'thrill' out of the stunt....a very ho hum event! please TV stations don't waste our time!!!

Wow...I so have to disagree with you!

Of course, we skipped the first hour of hyperbole before his walk, but I found it absolutely riveting.

If you have ever been to Niagara Falls in person and have seen it's magnificance, you would be wondering what the heck was this guy thinking???

I, for one, applaud him and admire him for his faith and perseverence.

We saw history being made last night...that film will be shown for years and years!

[graciegirl]

I am VERY impressed.

[RichieB]

ditto

[kentucky blue]

Originally Posted by ceejay

Wow...I so have to disagree with you!

Of course, we skipped the first hour of hyperbole before his walk, but I found it absolutely riveting.

If you have ever been to Niagara Falls in person and have seen it's magnificance, you would be wondering what the heck was this guy thinking???

I, for one, applaud him and admire him for his faith and perseverence.

We saw history being made last night...that film will be shown for years and years!

I have to agree with you completely,he just made it look easy. I guess what some of the other posters call exciting is to watch a bunch of cars go around in a circle all day long ,with numerous laps under a caution light, and the winner, in many cases, is not the best driver or car, but the guy who still has some fuel left at the end.Ask any of those drivers whether they would ever try anything as dangerous as what Wallenda did last night,can't believe he received the permits to even try.What he did was nothing short of CRAZY

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by looneycat

trailing a safety harness took all the 'thrill' out of the stunt....a very ho hum event! please TV stations don't waste our time!!!

Sharing?

[lightworker888]

Not sure how "trailing a safety harness" makes the action less"thrilling". Is the fact that he could get killed more exciting or thrilling than watching the skill of walking a tightrope over such a large expanse? I would think that he would have to compensate for the harness as well as the wind and the mist and that would add to the challenge. Heard that he is planning a crossing of the Grand Canyon next. He seems to be one of those who answer the question "why?' with "because it's there". BTW check out "Man on a WIre" if you like tight rope walking. That was very "exciting" in many ways for me.


LW888

[BostonCelt]

Originally Posted by looneycat

trailing a safety harness took all the 'thrill' out of the stunt....a very ho hum event! please TV stations don't waste our time!!!

Yeah, you're right. Think of all the money you could have made if you'd done it first.

The TV stations didn't waste your time. You did.

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by BostonCelt

Yeah, you're right. Think of all the money you could have made if you'd done it first.

The TV stations didn't waste your time. You did.

not saying that what he did was not very difficult....BUT...for days this was hyped as a death-defying mega stunt, the 'event' was preceded by an hour and 40 minutes of death defying mumbo jumbo, was it a difficult feat, certainly, was it a death defying ace as promised...not at all. Tight rope walkers (THE great wallenda) had professional pride and would not use a safety harness...this was rather pale. I didn't want to see him fall but there's no nail biter when there's no risk whatsoever!

[collie1228]

I don't recall hearing that old Karl Wallenda ever used a harness - but a bunch of Wallenda's have been killed over the years - including Karl himself. Hard to sell "death defying" when there is a safety harness involved.

[mac9]

I don't believe that the safety harness took anything away from what he did. I also shudder to think that, if he did not have the harness, and something happened, how many other lives would have been jeopardized in trying to aid him.

[collie1228]

I've walked across the river on the Rainbow Bridge too. And that was just as dangerous Wallenda's walk across the falls on a wire with the safety rig.