Highwire stuntman plans to cross Grand Canyon without a tether

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Highwire stuntman plans to cross Grand Canyon without a tether

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/highwire-stuntman-plans-cross-grand-canyon-without-tether-234331572--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/szmZeIdYqP89rc439z52ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-18T234331Z_1_CBRE92H1TWN00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-USA-HIGHWIRE-GRANDCANYON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Nik Wallenda speaks to the press ahead of his wire walk at Niagara Falls" align="left" title="Nik Wallenda speaks to the press ahead of his wire walk at Niagara Falls" border="0" /></a>By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Aerialist Nik Wallenda plans to cross the Grand Canyon in June on a tightrope 1,500 feet in the air, without a safety harness - a feat that will be televised live. Wallenda said he would traverse a remote section of crimson-hued canyon owned by the Navajo Nation in what will be his first major stunt since he last year became the only person to walk a wire over the brink of Niagara Falls. &quot;This is another one of my dreams coming true,&quot; Wallenda, 34, told Reuters in a brief telephone interview. &quot;This is one that has been on my bucket list for some time. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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