Paper: Wallenda plans Grand Canyon tightrope walk

2:25 PM, Oct 16, 2012   |    comments
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Wallenda told Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tuesday that he has signed a contract with an unnamed cable network to broadcast the roughly half-mile walk. No date or exact location has been announced yet.

In June, the 33-year-old Florida aerialist crossed a 1,800-foot span over Niagara Falls. The event was televised live by network ABC, which required Wallenda to wear a safety harness despite his protests.

The paper says his contract for the Grand Canyon walk specifies he doesn't need a harness.

"We cleared that up on the front end this time," Wallenda told the paper.

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