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# Daredevil

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Man attempts to scale New York's Trump Tower with suction cups
Police said they had no immediate information about the person’s identity or his motive for scaling the glass skyscraper.
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Aug 10th 2016, 10:26 PM
There's a glass slide on top of a skyscraper in LA and it's absolutely terrifying
Sh*t the bed!
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Jun 26th 2016, 3:08 PM
PHOTOS: Two friends climbed the world's scariest landmarks and put it all on Instagram
GULP.
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Jul 26th 2015, 5:30 PM
This man's painful fail at leaping across subway tracks is going viral
*shakes head*
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Jun 26th 2015, 8:33 AM
This 78-year-old granddad from Limerick who did a skydive is an amazing person
“It was like getting a facelift”.
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Sep 16th 2014, 1:08 PM
Couple cross a river by hooking a zip line to their back piercings
Warning: This article (and its accompanying video) is NOT for the faint of heart.
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May 25th 2014, 3:15 PM
Insane base jumpers set new record from top of world's tallest building
Probably best to make sure your lunch is well digested before pressing play here.
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Apr 24th 2014, 3:15 PM
Watch two daredevils BASE jump off the tallest building in the world
The pair of jumpers set a World Record for BASE jumping off the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 4:21 PM
Guys secretly BASE jump off the Freedom Tower in New York
It’s 1,776 feet tall. Vom.
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Mar 25th 2014, 5:41 PM
'Never ever give up': 64-year-old Nyad completes Cuba to Florida swim
She is the first person to complete the swim without a protective shark cage.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 10:44 AM
Video: US daredevil walks over Grand Canyon on tiny tightrope
“My arms are aching like you couldn’t believe,” 34-year-old Nik Wallenda said after he completed the walk on the wire some 1,500 feet (457 metres) above the ground.
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Jun 24th 2013, 11:29 AM
World record: Daredevil Felix Baumgartner skydives from 24.2 miles above Earth
The Austrian skydiver jumped from about 128,000 feet above earth – breaking the sound barrier in his four-minute freefall.
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Oct 14th 2012, 7:55 PM
In pictures: Daredevil successfully walks tightrope across Niagara Falls
These incredible images show how Nik Wallenda inched his way across the roaring waters.
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Jun 16th 2012, 10:30 AM
Daredevil gets set for Niagara Falls tightrope crossing
Nik Wallenda has spent two years preparing for the stunt which will see him cross the falls between Canada and the US tonight.
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Jun 15th 2012, 12:21 PM
Archive Daredevil Pic of the Day
No comment.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 10:30 AM
VIDEO: 'Jetman' flies over Rio de Janeiro
The Swiss daredevil flew over the city before landing on a Copacabana beach.
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May 3rd 2012, 11:28 AM
Tightrope walker given green light for Niagara Falls crossing
Nik Wallenda plans to walk the 550-metre crossing over the famous gorge in around 40 minutes.
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Feb 16th 2012, 10:08 PM
Basejumper Jeb Corliss injured after crashing into Table Mountain
The stuntman known for his incredible stunts broke both legs in the crash.
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Jan 17th 2012, 3:23 PM
WATCH: NBA star uses spare time to imitate Evel Knievel
With no end in sight to the lockout, Blake Griffin has decided to spend his downtime making car commercials.
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Oct 24th 2011, 1:26 PM
Tightrope walker to set seven records in seven days...
…Unless he doesn’t. In which case, we’ll be watching through our fingers.
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Aug 25th 2011, 3:07 PM
7 incredible high wire walks
As New York decides whether to allow a tightrope walker attempt a stunt over Niagara Falls, TheJournal.ie looks back over some of the most incredible tightrope walks ever to be performed.
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Jun 22nd 2011, 9:04 PM