That will be Nik Wallenda’s final tweet before hopefully arriving safely on the other side of the Little Colorado River Gorge.
Update: Wallenda tweets from the other side:
http://twitter.com/#!/NikWallenda/status/348985106796531712Previously:
More on the story from CBS News:
Daredevil Nik Wallenda is using the Navajo Nation as a backdrop to one of his most ambitious feats yet — crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.
The 34-year-old Sarasota, Fla., resident will set out Sunday on a quarter-mile cable stretched over the gorge that was eyed by another high-wire performer decades ago. The stunt comes a year after he traversed Niagara Falls earning a seventh Guinness world record. He’ll be using the same 2-inch-thick cable he used to cross the falls, only this time he won’t be wearing a safety harness.
The crossing is airing live on the Discovery Channel with a delay. Wallenda isn’t wearing a safety harness like he was when he crossed Niagra Falls, and there is no safety net:
http://twitter.com/#!/brianstelter/status/348960942974963713 http://twitter.com/#!/abcactionnews/status/348934764369154049Twitter is buzzing with comments about Wallenda’s attempt. Laura Ingraham kicks it off with a reminder that a lot of people can relate to this:
http://twitter.com/#!/IngrahamAngle/status/348958430784020480Indeed!
More reaction (most recent to oldest):
http://twitter.com/#!/cucciMANIA/status/348984535599439873 http://twitter.com/#!/acsayre/status/348983515012009984 http://twitter.com/#!/anjanettenic/status/348981845351882753 http://twitter.com/#!/SimonWells_17/status/348968916061667328 http://twitter.com/#!/RubyLoveK/status/348968904233730048 http://twitter.com/#!/Discovery_Bruce/status/348966065642029056 http://twitter.com/#!/barbaquesauce/status/348966045253521408 http://twitter.com/#!/LadyGlitzDiane/status/348964554182627329 http://twitter.com/#!/smowaswas/status/348964218462146560 http://twitter.com/#!/JoeCoots/status/348964212464304130 http://twitter.com/#!/devsav96/status/348963742601588736 http://twitter.com/#!/ladymcclendon/status/348963033869066241 http://twitter.com/#!/MurphyKeith/status/348957939110932480 http://twitter.com/#!/WVLTBob/status/348955728314249216Twitchy will post updates as Wallenda’s crossing proceeds.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
