Highlining the Red Rock Rendezvous

coldclimb

So last week some of the best slackliners in the world converged on Red Rocks, just outside of Las Vegas (yeah I know, we're a small group and it's not hard to get the best together :rofl) to rig some highlines and take part in the festivities, and I was priveliged to have a part. Here's a few favorites of mine from the event. Let me know what you think, and enjoy!

If you want more, the rest of my 37 pics are al here: http://www.gourp.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=235



Kicking it off by scoping out potential places to rig highlines.




Waking up in camp the morning of the rigging.




Dylan on the longer of two highlines (check the people on the ledge way in the background).




Corbin and his shadow cross the shorter line.




Larry walks the shorter line.




Spectators (friends of mine)

Frog Lady

those are some neat shots Coldclimb - I love the angles in some of them. I like Cobin's shadow walkding with him and in the shot w/ Larry, it really emphasizes what they're walking over. Nice job

Colleen

gluwater

Great stuff ColdClimb. I always like seeing your posts.

Andy

coldclimb wrote:

Corbin and his shadow cross the shorter line.

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DavidTO

Andy wrote:

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skeery

DJ-S1

I highly recommend checking out the whole gallery, there's more great shots inside. Cool stuff, CC.

I love the one of the reclining guy in the cowboy hat, not sure why but I do. And the Buddha Sit... what can I say but OW! I can see where slacklining could be fun, but I gotta draw the line at the Buddha Sit!

coldclimb

DJ-S1 wrote:

I highly recommend checking out the whole gallery, there's more great shots inside. Cool stuff, CC.

I love the one of the reclining guy in the cowboy hat, not sure why but I do. And the Buddha Sit... what can I say but OW! I can see where slacklining could be fun, but I gotta draw the line at the Buddha Sit!

Thanks! The cowboy hat one really shows the spirit of the sport, just hanging out and relaxing in the mountains with good friends. It's no wonder they call people who walk slacklines "slackers".

The buddha sit is tricky, but there's ways to do it that aren't too bad.

ChrisJ

Wow, that's just insane! Great stuff. I enjoyed the whole gallery. I occassionally see slackliners at UCLA, but they fall a *lot* from only 3-4 feet up.

ian408

Very nice. But green pants?

coldclimb

ian408 wrote:

Very nice. But green pants?

Haha, you don't like my green pants? What about my genuine Alaskan skin color? I actually ripped those pants halfway up my thigh on one fall... :uhoh

gus

Andy wrote:

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Absolutely !!!!!! excellent work !

ian408

coldclimb wrote:

Haha, you don't like my green pants? What about my genuine Alaskan skin color? I actually ripped those pants halfway up my thigh on one fall... :uhoh

hahaha! many climbers opt for colorful clothing. don't they?

too bad about the pants tho. except for the color, they looked pretty comfy.

coldclimb

ian408 wrote:

hahaha! many climbers opt for colorful clothing. don't they?

too bad about the pants tho. except for the color, they looked pretty comfy.

Aww they're so easy to fix even I can do it. I bought them on the beach in Thailand, which accounts for their poor quality and oddness. The seams seem to be rather weak. I actually ripped the crotch out while pulling through a boulder problem last year... poor spotters. Just a couple minutes with the sewing machine and they're as good as new though.

Thanks a lot for the comments everyone, I'm glad you like the pics! :

Back Window

crazy! very good rare shots, ive never seen pictures like these before

DoctorIt

great set dude! I think slacklining is something I could get into, lot less dragging of trad gear and more "hanging" around with friends

and I can relate to the genuine alaskan skin color, we get that here in New England too. I felt like a tube of toothpaste when I was out in the yard for the first time this year shirtless and in shorts!

david_h

Thanks coldclimb. It's always fun to see the adventures that you guys get into. I still think yer all nuts of course

How many cowboy hats does your friend Larry lose on oner of these trips?

System

yeah, my idea of hanging out and relaxing, too-

go for it, man; I'm having a hard time just looking at the photos-

very well done and fascinating-

thanks for posting-

george

wxwax

Wonderful image, man. I love seeing your slacklining stuff, it's unique.

mushy

Top photo's as usual ColdClimb. The shot give off a good sense of the height these lines are set at especially with the shadows and small peoples.
Nice work mate.

By the way, love the green pants I know exactly where you got them... Tonsai or Railay. I own a few pairs myself!

coldclimb

david_h wrote:

Thanks coldclimb. It's always fun to see the adventures that you guys get into. I still think yer all nuts of course

How many cowboy hats does your friend Larry lose on oner of these trips?

Hehehe, I've only seen him lose one. It was after we had already made an excursion into the hole, so we didn't want to do all the work again just for his hat. In this case you can walk down into the bottom of the canyon though, so no worries.

mushy wrote:

Top photo's as usual ColdClimb. The shot give off a good sense of the height these lines are set at especially with the shadows and small peoples.
Nice work mate.

By the way, love the green pants I know exactly where you got them... Tonsai or Railay. I own a few pairs myself!

Railay it was! Incredible place, and next time I go I'm going to stock up on cool pants. I didn't get enough last time.


Thanks again for the comments everyone, it's always cool to see that someone likes my stuff! Now to try to decide which ones are good enough to go on my website. Always tough after trips like this.

Mitchell

These are stunning shots. Thanks for sharing.

Love the play of the shadows!