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Giant space net for GGBY is done!

Get your tickets at www.ggbygathering.org

12 nets, 5 miles of paracord, 500 hours of weaving and $5000 in materials and we have what we believe is world record 1600 square foot net with a 400 square foot hole so big that we rigged a slackline inside of it. 

Thank you to Charlie Sand, Michael T Vanderburg, Tati Gaia, Lorenzo DeMuro, Jason Man, TJ Gillick,  Spencer McBride, Michael Melner for helping build this one of a kind master piece.

2019-10-16 13:20:41 +0000 UTC View Post

HowNOTtoHighline 3.0

Hey Patrons.  Here is our new plan.  I'm creating so much content and have people helping me edit that I have to release more episodes than 1x a week.  I have enough content for 3 or 4 times a week but that is not sustainable.  So every saturday we will be releasing a BoltBuster episode and if that is sustainable-ish, then we will post a SlackSnap episode every monday.   We plan on using IGTV soon so every episode will be on every platform.  We just updated ...

The making of GGBY 2019's NEW HUGE SPACENET. 1600 square feet!

GGBY is getting a new net.  It's going to be 1600 square feet and the hole is so big in the middle that we will rig a highline INSIDE of it.  It will have almost 5 miles of paracord and over 300 hours of weaving.  Watch the learning and building process in this episode with Lorenzo DeMuro, Jason Man, and Nick McPherson.  

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2019-10-09 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Bolt Busters 1st break tests - climbing and highline BOLTS tested

SlackSnap's sister has been born!  BoltBusters's first climbing bolt break tests are in this video.  We are just warming up as we plan on breaking hundreds of bolts in all sorts of configurations, some normal and some unconventional.  What do you want to see tested?   

PLEASE READ THE BOLTING BIBLE BEFORE YOU BOLT: https://www.slackademics.com/boltingbible

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How NOT to Rope Jump. Extreme rope swinging off highlines with the Inov Split Stabilizer

We rope swing at the Rostrum in Yosemite National Park off the 100 meter highline stabilizing the ring with additional soft shackles attached to one of the connector joints on our highline.  We are also experimenting with arborist ascending methods to eliminate the need to pull people up as that can save a lot of gear and work for the team.  This was the first time I held onto a super 8 to see if the rope would rip out of my hands and I was able to do it!  Stay tuned for more s...

How NOT to Organize a highline festival with GGBY leader Dan Walsh

Dan Walsh and I discuss the details it takes to plan and operate a several hundred person highline festival like GGBY.  A large team and lots of time!  Check it out and get your tickets!

https://ggbygathering.org

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2019-09-18 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How to rig a 2km long highline with 30 people in Asbestos Quebec Canada

How on earth does a 2km long highline get rigged?  Watch the process on this episode.  The world record long slackline was in Asbestos,  Canada set up by Les Funambules Modernes.

Thank you Michael Madsen (@magicmikeadventures) for the drone footage and Nick McPhearson (@nickgoeswild) for editing.

Dany Bouchard (@danybchard), Heidi Blais (@heidiblais), Spencer Seabrooke (@spencerseabrooke), Mia Noblet (@mianoblet), Lukas Irmler (@lukasirmler), C...

How NOT to Big Wall 2.0 - Better climbing beta when climbing El Capitan in Yosemite

Christian Black (@_christian_black_) shows us how to do big walls better!  I did a video a few weeks back where I show logistics and anchors found at https://youtu.be/wjPMS7uZpmE but it is my system that I taught myself.  Christian shows us a better system that he has used when climbing El Capitan and other big walls in Yosemite Valley.  We normally go over highlining rigging on this channel but this was gold....

Rope Swing Break Test Slow Motion - How strong is the "Jenks Stabilizer" on highlines

Is it safe to stabilize highline rings ON TOP OF an Inov Split for a rope swing.  We pull test a simulated rope jump rig in the park and filmed it slow motion.  This "Jenks Stabilizer" with 2 additional soft shackles could be all we need for the most efficient yet redundant rope swing configuration on a highline.  Thank you Lorenzo Demuro, Brandon Hibler and Nick McPherson for helping with this episode.  

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2019-08-28 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

What’s it like to walk a 2KM long WORLD RECORD highline? 9 Testimonies!

What’s it like to walk a 2KM long WORLD RECORD highline? 9 Testimonies!

Here are 9 people sharing what it was like to walk the world record long slackline in Asbestos,  Canada set up by Les Funambules Modernes.

Thank you Michael Madsen (@magicmikeadventures) for the drone footage!

Thank you Dany Bouchard (@danybchard), Heidi Blais (@heidiblais), Spencer Seabrooke (@spencerseabrooke), Mia Noblet (@mianoblet), Lukas Irmler (@lukasirmler)...

Climbing and Highlining BOLT holes. How NOT to drill wedge anchors and glue in epoxy bolts

BOLTING BIBLE! Read it!  It's free for bolts sake.  There is a hole lot of good stuff in there!  Have a contribution to make to it, message me.  

https://www.slackademics.com/boltingbible

Thank you Kieran Blood for helping with this episode and Nick McPherson for editing. 

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2019-08-14 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Soft shackle break tests in slow motion! Plasma vs Amsteel (Dyneema) button knot soft shackles

Is Plasma just as good as Amsteel?  They are both dyneema so we tested them with button knot soft shackles on the slack snap machine and filmed it in slow motion.  We also test different configurations to see strength comparisons depending how you use them.  Thank you Matt Stolling and Lorenzo Demuro (@thezenlunatics) for helping break stuff.  Thank you Sean Simmons (@seansimmons93) for sponsoring this video with the Plasma.  Thank you Matthew Warwick (@matwick_uk) fo...

Black diamond carabiner break tests in slow motion

We broke brand new Black diamond oval wiregate and Rocklock screwgates and 15 year old carabiners in slow motion break tests.  

My favorite locker https://amzn.to/2wJ8DG8

Rocklock biner https://amzn.to/2EXnO31

Oval wire gate https://amzn.to/2wFQ4CJ

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How NOT to Big Wall - Climbing logistics when big walling

And we interrupt this highline channel to blast you with climbing logistics.  This video shares as much as i could think up on the fly about big walling.  Climbing tricks, anchor organization, hauling, sleeping, belaying and general logistics when you climb El Capitan or other big walls.  Thank you Marco Fontana for helping me film and Daniel Ristow for editing.

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Sewn Loop Patterns on webbing - what is the strongest pattern to sew loops on your slacklines?

Over 50 samples in the last 8 months on SlackSnap we have explored different sewing patterns on slackline webbing so we get the highest strength out of something that isn't redundant when we highline.  If you put in a thick enough thread in often enough, it will hold but watch what we learn in this episode.  The chart can be found at https://www.slackademics.com/hnth/slacksnap

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Wingsuit flies by me on a highline!

Daniel Ristow flies by me within 3 meters at 105mph!  Check out our logistics on how we coordinated the project on this episode of HowNOTtoHighline.  See Daniel at www.youtube.com/c/danielristowbase and @danielristow and www.facebook.com/DanielRistowOfficial.

Thank you Lorenzo DeMuro, Nick McPherson, Rachel Bakin, and Brandon Hibler for helping this hot tub idea come to fruition.  

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2019-07-10 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Inov Split break tests. Are segmented highline connections safe?

We did 36 break tests to see how strong the Inov Split system is with 5mm and 6mm soft shackle connectors.

Find the chart at https://www.slackademics.com/hnth/slacksnap

The official Inov Split is found at https://slack-inov.com/gb/connectors/139-pack-split

Thank you Daniel Ristow and Lorenzo DeMuro for...

Arc'teryx 395A Harness Break Test! How strong is the most expensive harness highliners use?

Lorenzo DeMuro donated his 3.5 year old Arc'teryx 395a climbing harness to SlackSnap and we tested the belay loop, waist belt and leg loops.  Arc'teryx did NOT sponsor this video but they are popular among us highliners and you can purchase them at https://amzn.to/2M5biEj

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2019-06-26 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How NOT to do HIGHLINE rescues!

Give us your tips and tricks for rescues.  We start the conversation in this episode with Kyle Lovett, Madeleine Mckenzie, and Cam Peters!

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How does dirt affect your slackline webbing. 100 break tests on SlackSnap!

Thank you Rob Smith from Slimb Soap for prepping and breaking 100 samples to be SlackSnapped to help us understand dirt and webbing a little bit more.  Thank you Dan Walsh, President of SlacklineUS and owner of Concord Analytics for creating this chart for us found at https://public.tableau.com/profile/dan.walsh2310#!/vizhome/slimb_soap/barchart

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ACTUAL Fishing Line Strength - What do you need to tag your highlines?

I tested my 60lb fishing line and my 200lb fishing line and I discovered I now need 120lb fishing line ( https://amzn.to/2Xt59mG ) for my Penn Squall Reel.

( https://amzn.to/2XoNZXf ) Check out why on this episode!  Thank you @kylelovett for helping me with this video and Rocco Fucetola for editing.

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2019-06-05 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Soft shackles on slackline sewn loops. Are they safe to use on a highline?

This video is in response to a video demonstrating that soft shackles reduced the strength of webbing sewn loops too much to be safe on a highline.  We did over 10 break tests to demonstrate that they are super good enough.  We even broke a 12mm quicklink with a super old 8mm soft shackle.  

Thank you Lorenzo DeMuro and Kyle Lovett for helping make this video.

Video in dispute is found at 2019-05-29 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Slackline Extenders. How long do your highline extenders need to be for your Inov Splits?

When we rigged our CRG 200m experiment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ZJjZ9ybkc ) our 50 meter section of pink tube had no backup loops.  So @Matthew_McMillan and I set up the same highline configuration in the park and play with different lengths for extenders.  

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Highline interview with Vidal at Gravatation Festival in Florianopolis Brazil

Meet Matheus Stoco VIDAL (@vidalhighline) with this interview we did while we were at Gravatation Festival (https://www.gravatation.com.br/).  Thank you Danilo Galvani Cardoso (@dan_galvani) for being our translator.  Thank you Leonardo Lima (@leolima_78) for the drone footage.  

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Highline leash ring TESTED in Chapada, Brazil. Break testing the Souz Slackline leash protector.

We use and break test the Coloz Souz Slackline leash protector found at https://souzslackline.com/product/leasring/.  (They did not sponsor this video).  

ChooseLife festival in Chapada Dos Veadeiros, Brazil is in June and you can sign up at https://www.facebook.com/FestivalChooseLife/ . Thank you M...

Ultra day hike - Grand Canyon R2R2R

This is a throwback episode from 2011 from pre-Youtube Ryan.  The Yosemite culture is to do epic projects in a day and doing an ultra day hike sounded like fun, mostly because people said I shouldn't do it!  :)  I trained for the Rim to Rim to Rim Grand Canyon hike by hiking Half Dome 2x in one day.  Just as I thought I was pretty special half way up the 2nd lap on Half Dome, a real marathon hiker told me they did in 3x in a day (in the same amount of time it took me to do...

Highline leashes break super weird! SLACKSNAP!

We break test 2 new highline leashes and 3 old ones on our SlackSnap machine plus static ropes of all sizes.  Elliot Kirk (@elliotisanoodle) and I also whip for science at Kirby Cove in San Francisco so we know how strong slackline leashes need to be.  

Sponsored by www.balancecommunity.com

The charts from this episode can be found at https://www.slackademics.com/hnth/force...

We cut a 200 meter long highline. TWICE. Inov Split Slackline experiment at Cosumnes River Gorge

We cut the main line on a 200 meter line!  Both a continuous setup AND with an Inov Split highline.  Thank you Matthew McMillan, Matt Stolling, Travis Phillips, Levi Lowe, Rob Smith (Slimb soap) for helping with this experiment.  

Our results were the following:

Highline was 210 meters long

Bag weighs 107lbs or 48kgs

Bag was approximately 60 meters away from anchor

CONTINUOUS LINE

Anchor went from 2.5kn to abo...

Volcano ground anchors for highlining are stronger than you think! Volcano National Park, Hawaii

Jeremiah Morgan (@jeramayan) has been studying ground anchors for some time so he can safely rig some difficult to rig slacklines in Hawaii.  We spent an afternoon testing ground anchors in horrible volcanic rock.  15:1 pullies and 5 friends and a dynamometer can be more fun than you think.  Don't try this at home, unless you live in Hawaii next to a Volcano!

Thank you for your help Hai Thai (@knivesthai), Joe Britt @notahighliner), and Nick Naed for science! 2019-04-10 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Glue in bolt example for highlines and climbing

David Keller (@ddawgdavid) and Ben Black (@benblackii) did a ton of highline bolt homework and is developing their local crag (Buckskin Crags in Canon City, CO) with great bolting technique.  David put together this video showing his process so you can learn from a real life example.

Read the Bolting Bible at https://www.slackademics.com/boltingbible

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