Zev Porat

Monday, June 24, 2013

Tightrope Walker Successfully Crosses Gorge near Grand Canyon - credits JESUS!

Nik Wallenda walks a tight rope during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images)


In an unofficial time of 22 minutes, 54 seconds, Wallenda crossed a quarter-mile tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.


Wallenda paused and knelt twice to get "the rhythm out of the rope" and murmured prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way. He stepped slow and steady, but jogged and hopped the last few steps.


"Thank you Lord. Thank you for calming that cable, God," he said about 13 minutes into the walk.


Read more http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2013/06/23/daredevil-successfully-completes-tightrope-walk-1500-feet-above-gorge-near-grand-canyon/

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