He did not, and neither did Evel Knievel.
He never jumped the Grand Canyon.
He did not attempt to jump the Grand Canyon. He tried but failed to jump the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho.
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He never attempted to jump the Grand Canyon. He made a failed attempt to jump the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho on 8 September 1974 in Skycycle X-2. but the drouge parachute deployed on launch and the attempt failed.
"Evil" Kneivel never even tried to jump the Grand Canyon, he tried to rocket himself across the Snake River -- and failed. His son, Robbie Kneivel, broke his leg after riding a motorcycle across that part of the Grand Canyon in the Hualapai Reservation -- a jump of 228 feet over a 2500 foot canyon. The National Parks Service has EXTREMELY strict rules against use of the Canyon for such stunts.
Yes, evil knevil tried ot jump the Grand Canyon on a motorbike. Robert "Evil" Kneivel never made any attempt go over the Grand Canyon in any vehicle, nor did he ever attempt any motorcycle jump across any major canyon. He tried (and failed) to take a steam powered rocket across Snake River Canyon, which is hundreds of kilometers from Grand Canyon. His son, Robbie, did jump 228 feet over a 2500 deep side canyon of the Grand Canyon, outside the national park.
The longest jump by Evel Knievel was an impressive 4,000 feet, achieved on a rocket-powered motorcycle during his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho on September 8, 1974. However, this jump was not a traditional motorcycle jump; rather, it involved a specially designed rocket, and Knievel did not complete the jump as intended, landing in the canyon instead. His most successful motorcycle jump was a distance of 33 cars in 1973. Knievel remains a legendary figure in the world of stunt performance.
Robbie Knievel has: Played himself in "Good Morning America" in 1975. Played Shake in "CHiPs" in 1977. Played Himself - Audience Member in "Showtime Championship Boxing" in 1987. Played himself in "The Last of the Gladiators" in 1988. Played himself in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1992. Played himself in "Howard Stern" in 1994. Played Himself - Motorcycle Daredevil in "Daredevils" in 1996. Played himself in "The Howard Stern Radio Show" in 1998. Performed in "Robbie Knievel: Grand Canyon Death Jump" in 1999. Performed in "Touch of Evel" in 2000. Played himself in "Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel" in 2007. Played himself in "The Great Ride" in 2011.
yes you can die because the grand canyon is a few hundred feet deep.
Can you bungee jump off the skyway bridge in Tampa. no. you cant skydive in the grand canyon.
i am pretty shure it is from the skywalk in the middle of the canyon, definite yes, but there are small canyons that are part of the Grand Canyon system such as Marble Canyon where you can jump from the Navajo Bridge -- not part of the main canyon that most people think of as the Grand Canyon but it's about a 200 foot drop between narrow canyon walls and that may suffice.
It was supposed to be 3/4 of a mile, however he crashed right after he started the jump when winds blew him back into the rock wall.