Grand Canyon Skywalk

If it is real you would not catch me up there!.

Well, I'd do it. Not actually any more dangerous then walking over a bridge, if the architecture is done right. I'm sure native americans have to pass code too, right?

And of course the image isn't actually real (viewing it large demonstrates that) but is just an example of what they're building.

Designed to hold 72 "million" pounds? Must be a misprint.

It's ironic that the Hualapai say they are trying to show people the "untouched beauty" of their part of the canyon, and to do so they are going to deface it with this eyesore!

If it looks anything like the drawing, you won't catch me on that thing, either. It may be perfectly safe, but it would scare the bejabbers out of me.

Citizen Premier, if this is reservation land, there may not be any building codes at all in force. Even in (non-reservation) unincorporated areas of most states, there are no building codes to speak of. And Native American tribal governments are free of most state and federal regulations. That's why a lot of corporations are trying to locate some of the dirtiest industries, like nuclear materials processing and toxic waste dumps, on reservations.

Hey grand canyon! can you hear me under all those law suits? man, one guy thinks it's funny to bring a baseball bat and beat the glass till it cracks it all falls down, and what if it isn't sturdy enough?

My question is, how do they build something like that without killing anybody?

Captain Al, you're right. How could it hold 72 million pounds? That would be like the weight of half a million people. That's absurd. But if it's a misprint, then many papers have reproduced the misprint.

"... man, one guy thinks it's funny to bring a baseball bat and beat the glass till it cracks ..."

If that glass is really four inches thick, you'd need more like a jackhammer to break it.

But if the bottom of the walkway is glass, won't people be slipping and sliding all over it (especially on rainy days and dewy mornings)?
You could roughen up the glass, of course, or stick rubber treads to it or whatever, but then it wouldn't be transparent anymore, so why bother using glass in the first place?

I work in the bridge industry and have saw the designs for this a few months back. I'm also scared to death of heights but I would go on this without hesitation. If anything, they have over-built it and spent a lot more money than necessary.

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You know, I get the same feeling standing right on the edge of the falls, a couple of feet away (if that) bye the railing. I love Niagra, but it freaks me the fark out!

Not a chance. Even if it is built super well, you wouldn't catch me on it.

* Designed to hold 72 million pounds, withstand an 8.0 magnitude earthquake 50 miles away, and withstand winds in excess of 100 mph

It seems weird that it could hold 72 million lbs but if there were an earthquake it would only withstand an 8.0. Well, I would figure that 72 million lbs should be equal to a 9.5 or more.
????I don't know.

I'm worried that Alex's wife had to e-mail it to him. Aren't they speaking? Or is it just that she couldn't wait till he got home?

Maybe Mrs. Alex is on a business trip somewhere.

This is such a terrible idea (and I'm not just saying this because I'd be shitting my pants if I ever walked on that thing). Why not just build a friggin' hotel on top of Mount Everest while you're at it??

I found another link to info about it, and supposedly they're supposed to be charging the visitors $25 to go on it. Seems a bit steep to have your willie scared off.

Well, four inches of glass is *VERY* durable, especially if the panels are small. Square surface area, etc. One inch is used on armored cars. Two inches would be enough to support a dance club comfortably. Three is nigh-indestructable. I'd have no problem walking on four inches, even above a giant canyon.

Mind, I wouldn't want to be the *first*...

Besides, then you can always make fun of your mother for saying "If your friends walked off a cliff..."

Mr. Henderson, my wife was the one at work. I was sitting at home.

This looks awsome. Why not see the canyon from a birds eye view. Everyone thats talking it down are just a bunch of pussies and complainers. 😜

I am going to this part of the canyon this weekend. If this thing is there and open I will be taking the walk.

Oh My Gosh......This thing is AWESOME !!! I can't wait 'til I can walk out on this thing. I just called them this morning 12-30-05 and they said that it it wouldn't be open until late 2006. I wonder if they allow parachutes? 🐛

so disappointed to hear sky walk not open yet. will be in nevada in feb and was really looking forward to "the walk"

wierd that almost a month after the walk was supposed to order, there are still NO pictures of it other than the artists renderings.

I was planning a trip out to the Grand Canyon for this summer, and someone suggested that this project might have gotten stalled somehow.

Has ANYONE actually seen ths thing??

Like many projects of this magnitude the Skywalk is making slow progress.The glass flooring will be just under 3" thick. Each floor panel will be 48" x 100".The side glass will be 1" Thick. Like any public project the skywalk is being built with a safety factor of 4.

I don't like heights but just want to go see this dang thing.. It would scare the be-jesus out of me thats for sure

Sure wish it was open before this summer though. :(

We are looking at other options, overlooks, etc, but nothing even close to this.

Well, Havasu Falls sounded cool, but the 10 mile hike EACH WAY was a bit of a turn off.

Guess it is the Grand Canyon Railroad for us.

Why isn't there a real photo of the walkway? Is this thing for real? And if it is, can they really charge $25.00 per person to walk on it? How ridiculous....The Grand Canyon is spectacular enough. What about bird poop? Who wants to clean that? And how will they clean the underside of the glass? YIKES!!

Maybe the $25.00 IS for cleaning the bird poop? lol :roll:

Kristen, there's no photo of it because it hasn't been finished yet. If you check the site that has been linked to in the main post, you'll see that it's not scheduled to open until the end of the year.

I can't believe anyone would complain about this.

Sheesh! It's great!

"Eyesore" someone called it. Yeah, like the "eyesore" Statue of Liberty befouling the "natural beauty" of the harbor.

Yeah, this is "stupid"- gimme a break it's a fantastic idea. If you're too chicken to walk on it because you're afraid, don't. But refrain from insulting those that do, or those that built it, Puh-leeeze.

I'll be on it the first week in April.

I wonder if any progress has been made on this since last year?

Has anyone ACTUALLY seen it?

Maybe Mr. Trump or Mr. Wynn should also develop a hotel/casino and spa right at the rim. And while their at it the place will need to be

I'll walk on this thing. When will it be open?

Didn't someone say before, too, that the Titanic was unsinkable. Would NOT walk, crawl, run or anything across the thing myself.

It offically opened today. You won't see my azz on that thing.......LOL

I wonder if the Indian resavation will get any benifits from the tourist money??

I cannnot wait to walk on air this June.

Actually it is very real!~ My husband and I live in Northern Arizona and we took a trip to the Skywalk last weekend. It is expensive 163.00 but nothing you may ever see again! I went for my hubby really, he loves the thrill! But me, I was scared, a little nervous. I did it though. The cool part is there isn't a time limit on the Skywalk. WE were on it for two hours!~ It is worth it!

By the way when you go on it first you have to go through an intense security check and then they take everything away from you. This includes even small things like cameras or wallets. The next thing you do is put a certain kind of bootie on your shoes....you know the kind people wear at the hospital. Actually when we were on the Skywalk people were really funny to watch. They would go up the last step toward the glass and grasp the handrail on the side or their mate/family member. I did notice about a five inch stress fracture in the glass toward the middle of the Skywalk on the right-hand-side. But this crack was not in the floor, it was in the sidewall. That was interesting. I did see where the engineer cemented holes in the canyon to hold the structure. I would say it was maybe 50 feet or so down where they put the hole. Also what freaked me out is that the engineer actually made a small bar that looks similar to what you would see on a roller coaster on the bottom of the structure. What is going to happen with that is there will be a small cart that goes all the way around the outside of it for someone to clean the glass...while they hang over the canyon!~ I couldn't believe it. What will that person's life insurance look like! For the most part I was MORE than impressed.

Visited the Skywalk beginning of June. Beware the 20 mile drive along a rough dirt track to get to the reservation. Make sure you have sufficient gas as you are in the middle of nowhere. You cannot just do the Skywalk as you need to purchase a 'package' which includes a tour of the reservation (a joke) and a 'meal' (bigger joke). You can also get an upgraded package to include a helicopter ride into the canyon and a boat ride on the river. All a bit expensive. The Skywalk does not project over the canyon as much as the artists impression indicates but it is still a fabulous structure. It is an incredibly wierd feeling standing on the glass looking down to the base 4000 feet below!! Even though you know it is safe your brain can't stop telling you - get outta here!! A little bit expensive, the tour and meal were disappointing, the long dirt track drive was an experience in itself but the Skywalk was amazing. Done it now, bought the t - shirt but won't rush back.

Hi again. It ws nice to hear about your experience at the Skywalk. I was a bit disappointed in the so called "tour" after the initial visit to the Skywalk but hey I felt it made up for it in the way of letting us spend as much time as we wanted on the Skywalk. We stayed on it for close to two hours. I decided to put up a myspace page just so people could see the Skywalk in the picture of us in the background. I doubt we will be able to have such an experience again because of the steep cost but it was a great experience. I am almost apathetic that the Grand Canton exists because I was born in Arizona but this brought a little new excitement to it! We own a Jeep so the drive was no problem but if you have a nice car beware of the narrow twenty mile dirt road!!! 😊Carrie

Both the illustration, and the statement that the skywalk is "4,000 feet above the Colorado River", are intentionally misleading.

Even to call this lower section of river "The Grand Canyon" is intentionally deceptive to lure Las Vegas tourists, typically from asia. The tourists don't realize the Grand Canyon National Park they know from art photographs is over 200 miles away.

This person below (not me) went to a lot of trouble to explain the deceptions of the skywalk marketing: http://www.indianskywalk.com/

The skywalk is actually perched on top of an approximatly 500 foot sheer cliff, 1.4 miles from the Colorado River.

Below the 500 foot cliff the side canyon wall steps down to a side creek 1,500 feet below the skywalk.

The skywalk is a tourist trap funded by an asian developer on indian land to fool asian tourists (who buy the tour package before going overseas) into thinking they are visiting the Grand Canyon.

Please reconsider the status of the skywalk as real.

There is much controversy over the millions of dollars the skywalk is generating by falsely claiming to be located at the Grand Canyon, and by falsely describing that the skywalk is 4,000 feet over the Colorado river.

The aggressive bait and switch tactics of their world wide marketing campaign has been commented by hundreds on various travel blogs.

http://hicks-wright.net/blog/grand-canyon-skywalk/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g31306-d602012-Reviews-Skywalk_Grand_Canyon-Peach_Springs_Arizona.html

Here is a new site that explains that the skywalk is not located at the Grand Canyon of international fame:

http://www.grand-canyon-skywalk.info/

Even the National Park Service has had to address the deception to those who visit the park and want to see the skywalk, as politely as possible, by explaing on the goverment website that the skywalk is a 5 hour drive from the south rim of Grand canyon National Park.

http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/skywalk.htm

Skywalk my a$$. This is a man made piece of junk built by humans over one of the most amazing places in the world. It's a shame that people need trash like this to prompt them to visit the Canyon. Leave the glitz, asphalt roads and the man made marvels in Vegas! Stay home people if you can't enjoy the Canyon for what it is.