Stuntman recreates Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon jump

Eddie Braun crossed Idaho’s Snake River Canyon in a steam-powered “rocket cycle” on Friday.

A stuntman has recreated Evel Knievel’s iconic Snake River Canyon jump in the US.

He took off in his rocket, called “Evel Spirit”, and flew almost 2,000ft in the air, clearing Snake River Canyon before floating back to Earth by parachute.

It launched off a steep ramp on the edge of the canyon rim just before 4pm local time as hundreds of onlookers watched.

Mr Traux followed his father’s blueprints exactly, apart from an updated parachute system.

Stuntman Eddie Braun gets into the cockpit of the Evel Spirit, a steam powered rocket, surrounded by his team. Continuing with “I’m simply finishing out his dream”.

When asked before the stunt why he was doing it, Braun told GQ Magazine, “I figure this: I can tolerate just about anything for a couple of minutes”.

Speaking to the Idaho Statesman, he said: “What better way to pay homage to the guy who inspired me and led me to become everything that I am professionally?”

It took a mere 4 seconds to complete the 1,400ft jump, with the 54-year-old stuntman reaching heights of around three thousand feet. “How many people get to finish the dream of their hero?”

Braun deployed a parachute after the jump.

Eddie has finished a legacy that Evel Knievel left over 40 years ago.

Several members of Knievel’s family were on hand, including Knievel’s son, Robbie Knievel, and Evel Knievel’s ex-wife, Krystal Kennedy-Knievel.

Braun appears to have been the first to actually try the stunt since Knievel’s attempt.