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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Geez Chris, don't you have a bi-yearly entreaty about non-climbing threads? Perhaps you should say non-climbing, slacklining, base-jumping threads. Looks cool though.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Slakkey
Trad climber
From a Quiet Place by the Lake
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Nothing like a little walk in the park.
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Cpt0bvi0u5
Gym climber
San Diego CA
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Dean is a crazy man. Major respect
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10b4me
Ice climber
Rustys Saloon
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man, that is crazy
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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.....Gulp.........
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada, CA
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I agree about his guts but how is this different than base jumping off El Cap?
Erik
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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I don't know enough about slacklining to know how impressive this is (I am super impressed by his and others high level free soling, so I don't mean to come across as a hater/belittler. In fact, I almost literally cannot F'n believe what top level soloers do--all I can conclude is they are madmen or just very much better climbers than I can really comprehend).
But haven't there been circus acts where people do this sort of stuff (rope walking) for centuries, every day? What am I missing?
Is it just that a slackline is much tougher than the old fashioned "tight rope"?
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mr-p
Trad climber
Invisible City
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to pretend one can cheat death indefinitely is just that: a pretension.
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altieboo
Boulder climber
Livermore, Ca
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Gnarly! That is so crazy!
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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God that’s bad ass…
He needs some Jeans that don't bind in his crotch so much. Looks like it could throw him off, yikes!
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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WOW !!!
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AM
climber
DLFA
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But haven't there been circus acts where people do this sort of stuff (rope walking) for centuries, every day?
Really? 2000+ feet above the valley floor? Without harness, without safety net?
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socalbolter
Sport climber
Silverado, CA
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Regarding AM's post: after a certain distance height doesn't really matter any more in regards to consequences. Many of the commercial high-wire acts are still facing probable death if they blow it.
That said, this seems pretty impressive to me. Primarily due to the confidence required to step out onto the line and do it. The ability to shut off your mind's focus regarding the consequeces of failure and focus on the task at hand make this (and high-end free solos) standout.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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I agree about his guts but how is this different than base jumping off El Cap?
It would be base jumping without a parachute as I don't see him wearing anything other than jeans.
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Josh Nash
Social climber
riverbank ca
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Doing stunts like that and still can't afford a belt.
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ninjah
Big Wall climber
a van down by the river
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&#$@!#%#$%^*%^(&^%&#@#@ YOU a$$WHOLE, THAT DUDES DONE TONS, more than most and climbing the Arch is no sin, only to the stupied sheep minds like yours that are shackled by society!
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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These posts are funny in comparison to the Prana posts.
Prod.
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