Could the New Grand Canyon Skywalk Attract (Insane) BASE Jumpers?
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.30.07 | 3:51 PM ET
As crazy as it sounds, perhaps. Officials at the new horseshoe-shaped attraction at the rim of the Grand Canyon insist they’d never allow a parachute BASE jump from the Skywalk—in fact, they’ve already denied one request. What’s more, the would-be landing area 4,000 feet below is sacred to the Hualapai Indians. But BASE jumper Chris Pope, who once took a big leap off the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, tells ABC News that, while he wouldn’t jump without permission, some might consider a stealth jump: “[S]kywalk makes an appealing target for sure.”
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