Man jumps over Grand Canyon (5 pictures)


	Man jumps over Grand Canyon (5 pictures)

righthand

5-23-2008 9:18 PM

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5-23-2008 9:55 PM

silvanaraihane

great clip! thanks for sharing

5-24-2008 7:37 AM

carrerinyes

Wow!

5-24-2008 6:31 PM

wiganfootie

Must be mad,

5-24-2008 10:45 PM

lifecyce1898

I'd like 2 c the photo he took. hope he removed the lens cap.

5-24-2008 11:24 PM

monstersmom

This was on Snopes while ago...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/canyonleap.asp

5-25-2008 1:50 AM

blueridge

more people have been blown off by sudden gusts of wind, while merely standing near the edge

5-27-2008 2:39 PM

Kore7

Thanks for setting the record straight, monstersmom.

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											<P class="number"><STRONG>1</STRONG> / 5</p> <P>Witnesses said a man taking photographs of the Grand Canyon suddenly jumped across a ravine half a mile deep to capture the sunset - after drinking a six-pack of beer</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339689" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339689" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339689"><A href="?picture=334339686"><IMG height="390" width="586" alt="Grand Canyon jump" src="http://image.guim.co.uk/Guardian/world/gallery/2008/may/23/1/GD7366735@These-amazing-images--3702.jpg" id="main-picture" /></A>
											<P class="number"><STRONG>2</STRONG> / 5</p> <P>The man prepares to jump back from the outcrop
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											<P class="number"><STRONG>3</STRONG> / 5</p> <P>Holding his camera and tripod in one hand, he makes the leap</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339692" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339692" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339692"><A href="?picture=334339460"><IMG height="390" width="586" alt="Grand Canyon jump" src="http://image.guim.co.uk/Guardian/world/gallery/2008/may/23/1/GD7366738@These-amazing-images--4204.jpg" id="main-picture" /></A>
											<P class="number"><STRONG>4</STRONG> / 5</p> <P>The man lands, clutching the rocky outcrop with his one free hand. These pictures were taken by Hans van de Vorst, an amateur photographer</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339460" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339460" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339460"><A href="?picture=334339448"><IMG height="450" width="338" alt="Grand Canyon jump" src="http://image.guim.co.uk/Guardian/world/gallery/2008/may/23/1/GD7375033@NB-copyright-unknown-2180.jpg" id="main-picture" /></A>
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										<P class="number"><STRONG>5</STRONG></P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/may/23/canyon.jump?picture=334339460">General view of the Grand Canyon and the gap the man jumped</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/78EAB8EE-A849-40B7-B718-1198B4B9511E/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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