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On September 8, 1974, Knievel attempted to jump across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho using a rocket-powered cycle called the Skycycle X-2. The jump failed due to a parachute malfunction, but Knievel survived with minor injuries.
Evel Knievel's Famous Snake River Canyon Jump. On September 8th, 1974, famous daredevil Evel Knievel climbed into a steam-powered rocket and attempted to blast across Idaho's Snake...
The jump at Snake River Canyon as broadcast. Remastered by D.Y.M. February, 2020.
Catch PURE EVEL: AMERICAN LEGEND Mon Oct 14 10/9c on Discovery. | http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/pur... | Check out Evel Knievel's attempted launch over Snake River.
Evel Knievel's Famous Snake River Canyon Jump. On September 8th, 1974, famous daredevil Evel Knievel climbed into a steam-powered rocket and attempted to blast across Idaho's Snake...
Oct 27, 2021 · Discover Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump Site in Twin Falls, Idaho: Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Jump Site. In his risk-taking heyday, nothing seemed to intimidate the notorious motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Not even the 500-foot-deep, quarter-mile-wide Snake River Canyon, which he famously attempted to jump on a steam-powered skycycle in September 1974.
Nov 2, 2022 · This is where motorcycle legend Evel Knievel tried, and failed, to jump a rocket-powered bike across the Snake River Canyon in 1974. Amazingly, most of this jump still exists today, and is open to visitors .
Apr 25, 2011 · Maybe the name of the canyon changed during those eight years from the Grand Canyon to Snake River because of circumstances. Maybe the motorcycle jump became a rocket jump because of simple...
On September 8, 1974, with much media fanfare, daredevil Evel Knievel tried and failed to leap the mile-wide chasm of the Snake River Canyon on his specially engineered rocket motorcycle. His drogue parachute malfunctioned and opened on take-off.
