Skywire Live
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![Wallenda simulates windy conditions using a large fan, June 14, 2013.](/Images/godic/202502/11/Nik_Wallenda_Trains_for_Grand_Canyon_Walk_with_large_fan_at_Nathan_Benderson_Park,_June_14,_20134213.jpg")
![Wallenda practices walking the wire in Sarasota, Florida on June 14, 2013.](/Images/godic/202502/11/Nik_Wallenda_Trains_for_Grand_Canyon_Walk_at_Nathan_Benderson_Park,_Sarasota,_Fla.,_June_14,_20134213.jpg")
![A crowd gathers to watch Wallenda practice for his Grand Canyon walk](/Images/godic/202502/11/Nik_Wallenda_Trains_for_Grand_Canyon_Walk_in_front_of_crwod_at_Nathan_Benderson_Park,_June_16,_20134213.jpg")
Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda is a Discovery Channel special that aired on June 23, 2013. The special was billed as a highwire walk across "the majestic Grand Canyon". Interpretations varied as to whether the actual location – the Little Colorado River Gorge in Navajo territory outside Grand Canyon National Park's borders – was truly part of the Grand Canyon.