May 23, 2008
Grand Canyon tourist's death-defying leap
From The Telegraph:
A crowd of onlookers gasped as the man - wearing just a pair of flipflops – risked serious injury to capture a stunning shot of the Arizona sunset.
Just minutes earlier the unknown man had been sunbathing on a rock column and even downed a six-pack of beer.
He then tucked his camera and tripod under his arm and leapt across the 8ft gap - grasping hold of the opposing rock face with just one hand.
More here.
Posted by Abbas Raza at 11:44 PM | Permalink
Comments
It amazes that not only The Daily Telegraph, but The Guardian too, gave so much attention to a story that has been making its rounds online for years.
Snopes debunks it, for one.
Posted by: ijsbrand | May 24, 2008 6:59:32 AM
Is that an example of "there is nothing new under the sun?"
Or of the return of the repressed?
Regardless, for those of us with fears of that KIND of heights it was nice to know the guts some people sport for tne mere fun of it.
And thanks ijsbrand for setting the record straight.
Posted by: Felix E F Larocca MD | May 24, 2008 7:29:14 AM
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