One October morning in 1995, Jay Cochrane stepped onto a thin steel wire a quarter mile above the Yangtze River in China's legendary Qutang Gorge.

In 53 minutes he skywalked 2,098 feet to the Lion's Face of the gorge, an accomplishment recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the greatest wirewalk in history.

"When I looked across the gorge, my first thought was `Holy shit! You want me to walk across that?'" Jay said. "It was the first time I ever had to talk myself into a walk," he admitted. "Then I started thinking about how it could be done. I knew I would do it."

The skywalk over Qutang Gorge was the pinnacle of a life spent overcoming obstacles -- and exceeding expectations. And it sparked his desire for bigger, bolder achievements.

Could the great Niagara Falls be next?

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