So you want to achieve a goal?
You’ve got a target in your mind, or like me, you have a few.
How are you going to manifest that goal?
How bad do you want it?
What would you do towards making it happen, right now, if money was no issue and you had NO fear of failure?
Well, I asked myself these questions, and my main answer was;
I want to learn how to rock climb.
Here’s how I’m making this happen….
THE BASICS
I have been wearing Marmot’s latest ninja softshell for about three weeks non-stop now. I’ve taken it to granite-carved waterfalls, hiked into abandoned quarries and even waltzed into yoga studios, every time looking, and feeling like I’ve just killed Bill. Putting the Alpinist Hybrid through its paces, here’s the lowdown on just how much I dig this insulated jacket…
Alpinist Hybrid Jacket in action at Goredale Scar Highline, UK
THE BASICS
This hat became a source of slackline notoriety recently. Allow me to explain.
3 am, pitch black and all I can smell is gas. Myself and fellow members of Team Land Pirates were rigging a rogue highline; 50m of webbing strung across a disused gas-tank crater. It was so cold, the frigid atmosphere created mists from our exhalations. But at least my head was toasty. 3rd person cameras would have shown heat vapours seeping from the Retro Pom, my latest headwear item from the lovelies over at Marmot. What better location to test its warmth-factor than on a rogue night rigging mission in the middle of autumn?
The playful nature of Slacklining.
Check out the following pioneers for more info on play-related topics:
Love Outdoor Play
Tri Slacklining
Play England
Harry Cloudfoot
It’s August 2012, and right now I am up in the midlands of the UK, working with TriSlacklining.com – basically I help take the slacklining experience to kids of all ages, all over the place. And here are some of the things I have noticed:
LATERALLY THINKING is a series of articles designed to explore how the lessons we learn on a slackline can be translated into lessons for everyday life.
This article explores the art of Relaxation. By the end of the post, you will have some techniques to relax on the slackline; how you do it on the line carries forth to how you do it in daily life. Relaxation is a skill and can be applied to any waking moment…
The Frenchies are at it again! Pierre Chaffour and some of the Slack.Fr crew got together at Cirque de Sordidon, in the infamous Verdon Gorge to rig some epic lines and have some fun!
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Friends of mine Dean and Nadeem have been in the positive media spotlight for their highlining skills! Well done guys! This is actually one of the best representations of highlining that the media have done thus far – so extra well done to D and N for not letting them twist your words or get their facts wrong!
My favourite quote has got to be Dean’s “It’s an ‘ed game” !
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Check it out by clicking on the photo above to watch the video on Vimeo’s page.
You can’t embed the video for some reason…
Or you can watch it on ITV’s page here, too.
The Epic Photo of the Week goes to this nuts shot, sent to me by friend and highlining mentor, James Clulow.
“The photo was taken over Easter Weekend at the Gorges du Verdon. Julien and Tancrède (Flight of the Frenchies) were there to rig and open a new BASEline in the Verdon.”
Latest video from friend and fellow Maverick Team Rider, Ben Skelton.
One thing I love is how consistent Ben’s style is on the line.
Just how many bounces is that on the third combo!?
