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. >> this is in moab utah sent in by our good friend, devon graham. you see a couple guys getting ready, hooking up some different climbing ropes, harnesses and off they go. >> oh, my. >> oh, wow. >> hey, he doesn't have a parachute. >> this is 130 foot free fall off the top of grona arch and a massive pendulum swing up and around the other side. >> basically, it's like a rope swing. it's a giant rope swing, exactly. and these guys are having a balance. >> you know what, i wouldn't mind if it was over water. but they might slam into a giant rock. >> i want to know who their guineau pig was for this. >> now, as far as actual construction of the rope itsd, it took about two hours of set up. >> what they did, they sent a bag of rocks over the edge the first time. >> if anything was going to happen, it's ee's going to hap this bag of rocks. >> oh, heck. ♪ >> this is so much fun. even the rock is smiling. >> what's the romantic part of this? don't tell me there's a pro poe sal. >> you guessed it. there is sa proposal in this video. >> he's hanging there. h
. >> this is in moab utah sent in by our good friend, devon graham. you see a couple guys getting ready, hooking up some different climbing ropes, harnesses and off they go. >> oh, my. >> oh, wow. >> hey, he doesn't have a parachute. >> this is 130 foot free fall off the top of grona arch and a massive pendulum swing up and around the other side. >> basically, it's like a rope swing. it's a giant rope swing, exactly. and these guys are having a balance....
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sport. >> we go down to moab, utah, every year for the annual jeep safari.ere approximately anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 various off road vehicles meet, and we go jeeping. >> you got it. >> in april 2009 the mays join a caravan of four-wheelers riding the flat iron mesa trail. it offers michael plenty of opportunity to pit his maneuvering skills against the power of gravity. >> part of having fun is, you know, taking those risks. and seeing what you can do. >> there you go. you are getting ready to hit a bigger rock. >> the kids love riding over the obstacles. they wouldn't have it any other way. >> when i go out jeeping, i don't really think it's dangerous. it's just a blast. >> back it up! back it up! >> it's the best thing in the world. >> heidi rides along but hops out to join the watching crowd when they reach the trail's tougher challenges. >> my husband does all of the driving and i'm more of the spectator, navigator-type person. right over the top. you're down. >> this time in addition to being a spectator-navigator, heidi is also the family photogra
sport. >> we go down to moab, utah, every year for the annual jeep safari.ere approximately anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 various off road vehicles meet, and we go jeeping. >> you got it. >> in april 2009 the mays join a caravan of four-wheelers riding the flat iron mesa trail. it offers michael plenty of opportunity to pit his maneuvering skills against the power of gravity. >> part of having fun is, you know, taking those risks. and seeing what you can do. >>...
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check out this video of people jumping off the corona arch in moab, utah. it was posted less than a week ago. it's already received more than 5 million hits. film make devon graham says he doesn't do any of of the stupts himself but he enjoys putting the extreme videos online for people to watch and inspire. he says he updates his site once a week with a new film. >> that's so cool. like mission impossible. >>> 4:48 right now. time for another look at the weather. meteorologist christina loren is here to tell us today to just keep climbing and climbing, temperatures are beautiful. >> no doubt, tom cruise has done that before. good morning to you. we're looking kind of cool out there right now but this is the coolest time of the day. temperatures are going to shoot up right when that sun comes out in just about an hour and a half. we're talking about temperatures close to 80 degrees in some bay area cities today. so you want to dress the kids for a spring-like afternoon but this morning, yeah, it is cold out there. cold enough for a jacket. 45 in oakland. 53
check out this video of people jumping off the corona arch in moab, utah. it was posted less than a week ago. it's already received more than 5 million hits. film make devon graham says he doesn't do any of of the stupts himself but he enjoys putting the extreme videos online for people to watch and inspire. he says he updates his site once a week with a new film. >> that's so cool. like mission impossible. >>> 4:48 right now. time for another look at the weather. meteorologist...
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he flung himself back and forth from a 150 foot high rock in arches national park outside of moab, utah course he wore a helmet cam to capture all the fun, if you call that fun. it's six minutes past the hour. back to al with a check of the t weather. al? >> not getting me on that thing. as we look to this weekend and show you what's going on, first of all we have a big storm coming into the pacific northwest. that will bring a lot of rain to the coast and heavy snow back through the cascades. as we move to the east we have a risk of strong storms in southern texas. could see isolated tornadoes. houston under the gun for heavy rain. from two to three inches of rain. the rain stretching from dallas, gulf coast into florida. rainfall amounts from one to two inches generally. could be two to three. houston is under a wide flood watch area for the first time since september of 2010. >> good morning. it will turn out to be a nice day and will turn mostly sunny this afternoon and a little breezy. >>> time for today's real estate. what you can get for under $200,000. "today" contributor barbar
he flung himself back and forth from a 150 foot high rock in arches national park outside of moab, utah course he wore a helmet cam to capture all the fun, if you call that fun. it's six minutes past the hour. back to al with a check of the t weather. al? >> not getting me on that thing. as we look to this weekend and show you what's going on, first of all we have a big storm coming into the pacific northwest. that will bring a lot of rain to the coast and heavy snow back through the...
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andy is on the phone from moab, utah, and andy, i have to ask a question off the top that a lot of people thought i had was, wow, the second being ouch. doesn't that hurt? >> i actually just -- i just made a video that you can view on youtube right now. it's called andy lewis balls of steel. you should check that out. >> i'm going to move on. we don't need to get specific, i'm just asking if you're okay. when we looked at your highlight reel on youtube, what you did sunday is kind of small potatoes. you've been on cliffs, hangers and necessitits. tell me how you got started with that. >> you start low to the ground and you say, hey, i could probably walk a slackline that's a little bit higher, then you go to ten feet, 50 feet and then 100 feet. after a while, it doesn't matter how high you are, it's more of a mental thing than a physical thing. it's more a mental journey of trusting yourself with death as a risk. >> in this mental journey as i'm watching this video of you, what are you focused on at the moment? are you focused on the rock or tree ahead of you? how did you do that at the s
andy is on the phone from moab, utah, and andy, i have to ask a question off the top that a lot of people thought i had was, wow, the second being ouch. doesn't that hurt? >> i actually just -- i just made a video that you can view on youtube right now. it's called andy lewis balls of steel. you should check that out. >> i'm going to move on. we don't need to get specific, i'm just asking if you're okay. when we looked at your highlight reel on youtube, what you did sunday is kind...
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he flung himself back and forth from a 150 foot high rock in arches national park outside of moab, utahthat fun. it's six minutes past the hour. back to al with a check of the t weather. al? >> not getting me on that thing. as we look to this weekend and w you what's going on. first of all, big storm coming into the pacific northwest. that's going to bring a lot of rain along the coast and heavy snow back through the cascades. and as we move to the east we have a risk of strong storms in southern texas, isolated tornadoes. houston under the gun for heavy rain and anywhere from two to thee inches of rain as you can see, that rain stretch prosecuting dallas to gulf coast and into florida and rainfall amounts anywhere from one to two inches generally. could be two to lee. houston is under a wide flood watch area for the first time since september of 2010. that's what's going on around the country. hear's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. fog continues to dissipate. sunshine and later today climbing into the mid 50s and then clear, chilly tonight. down to near 30
he flung himself back and forth from a 150 foot high rock in arches national park outside of moab, utahthat fun. it's six minutes past the hour. back to al with a check of the t weather. al? >> not getting me on that thing. as we look to this weekend and w you what's going on. first of all, big storm coming into the pacific northwest. that's going to bring a lot of rain along the coast and heavy snow back through the cascades. and as we move to the east we have a risk of strong storms in...