The Action Adventure Blog

Slacklining yup yup

Not too long ago Ross and Donny introduced me to the greatness of the slackline. It only took a couple of attempts before I mastered the art of letting the slackline destroy my man jewels. Very similar to what happened to this guy. Needless to say, its a fun little way to pass the time and I finally got my own last week for my birthday.

Donny sent me this video a few weeks ago. This guy is crazy good.

The slackliners in this video aren't incredible but you can easily see, if you want to push the limits it doesn't take mad skills.

A few months ago Donny and I decided we would be the first to slackline Hells Gate over at Possum Kingdom. I'm thinking we will shoot for summer 2011. 

AAQuick Links - Skydiving/Kayaking/Snowboarding

Kevin makes 150 jumps in one day for charity. My goal for the whole summer is 150!

 

blog.firstascent.com

Watch three ground breaking international kayaking expeditions unfold in search of a First Descent and follow an elite group of boaters as they embark on a dramatic journey deep in Mexico’s remote Sierra Occidental Mountains. The team attempts–for the first time–the Rio Piaxtla, which runs through the deepest canyon in North America. In India, the team goes on an epic 50 day expedition in search of uncharted whitewater in the steepest portion of the Himalayas, and the grand finale is a search of the largest kayak-able waterfalls on Earth in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The First 14er

Until a few weeks ago, only 6 skiers had ever managed to ascend and descend all 54 of Colorado’s massive “14ers” — mountain peaks over 14,000 feet. Thanks to the dedication of Jarrett Luttrell, snowboarding has been added to the list. With his descent of Keplinger’s on Longs Peak, Jarrett became the first snowboarder to ride all 54 14ers, setting a new standard in ride-mountaineering and helping to open the door to the next wave of splitboarding.

Here's a map of all 54.

Let's Go Longboarding

Considering the ratio of times I've been out longboarding, whether it has been in a garage downtown or a neighborhood in the burbs, and the number of injuries that have occurred,(specifically Donny's broken wrist on new years day a few years ago) I'm thoroughly impressed by the skills in the videos below.

Adam Kimmel

Yikes!....This video doesn't get going until about the 2:30 mark, but watch out. 

The aftermath of what must have been an epic wipe-out...

Beautiful scenery, a bit of speed, combined with some technical riding makes for a pretty good video I'd say.

Some fancy foot work by Loaded Boards

Antoine Montant(The Infinity Drop), AdBands Video

The Infinity Drop

Antoine Montant performs the first ever ejection from an infinity tumbling rotation into freefall where he then deploys a parachute over lake Annecy.

 Antoine also combines high speed paragliding with skiing as the three time reigning champ of Speedflying.

AdBands

No, this is not an action adventure sports clip but its pretty darn creative, and I won't be cheesy and say it is an adventure in creativity but you are guaranteed a laugh and possibly a good hard chuckle.

Mark it under Art & Culture. Pow.