Slackline Goes to the Super Bowl!

Slacklining has officially been exposed to the mainstream media/society in a BIG way via Andy Lewis's most recent accomplishment as a professional slackliner at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. It is said that over 114 million viewers were witness to Andy's acrobatic toga act which came with a smooch from Madonna herself! Props my friend, this is sure to be a first for any slacker throughout the world... Undoubtedly this will bring a greater awareness and wider audience to the sport of tricklining, and of course slacklining, as a whole.

Another great addition to Grant Thompson's ever expanding list of highline shorts. They seem to get better and better with time and experience around the slacklife. I am so incredibly psyched to support such vision, especially coming from such a driven and inspiring friend, and there will certainly be more to come from this young and talented videographer/highliner. Best to you Grant and thanks for sharing your vision with us all!

A Glimpse of J Tree

This video was filmed and edited by Christen Hepuakoa Marquez who by a chance happening stumbled upon the sight that is J Tree when highliners have invaded during the new years time. This short film documents the general feel of this unique desert environment to the serenading music of Grant Thompson. The featured highliners are Grant Thompson himself and Brian Mosbaugh.

Humboldt Slackers

The psyche continues to grow and the vision is spreading with Owen Roth's short film about the Humboldt slackline scene... This brings great joy to my heart for my fellow slackers in the moment and the next generation of balanced athletes to come.

Gobble Gobble 2011

An awesome montage of footage from the most recent desert gathering in Moab, Utah. Grant Thompson continues to spread his beautiful images intertwined with his musical talents in a way that only he could... Sit back and enjoy these glimpses of the desert landscape and the amazing balance athletes that dance above its glory and give praise to life.

Monkey Business

The newest and sickest lines in Meteora, Greece brought to you by the ever so talented Somewhereelseland crew. Awesome work and accomplishment guys! This was additionally featured on the Daily Planet section of Discovery Channel.

Cherish and Cultivate the Stoke

Introduction from Grant Thompson, editor and filmmaker of the upcoming movie Highliners:

About four months ago, I didn't know anybody who highlined or even slacklined. I spent hours watching highlining videos, and started messaging every single person who had good videos for advice and help regarding how to get into this sport. Brian Mosbaugh (vimeo.com/​19515101) responded very positively to my message, and invited me to come meet him and his friends around Smith Rock, Oregon. About three months ago, after walking my first highlines at Smith Rock, I emailed Jerry Miszewski saying that I wanted to make a full length highlining film.

He was stoked.

We hit the ground running, and planned out projects to shoot every week. It has been an incredible experience and I am looking forward to more.

Jerry is truly a renaissance man of the slackline world. He shares the world record for longest slackline walked (1260 ft) with Chris Rigby, and shares the record for longest highline walked (375) with Alexander Schulz. He also created own of the most highly revered slackline businesses, Balance Community. He designs tools and webbings that have pushed the sport forward. On the line and off, Jerry reminds us of what is possible in life if you care about something and dedicate yourself to it. He lives with his wonderful wife, Susan, in Davis, California. Go to balancecommunity.com to see more of what Jerry does.

This edit is a sneak peak into the footage we have been getting, what I am going for with my film, and why I believe this sport and the people who practice it are special.

Big thank you to John Bowman for recording this interview, and to Erik Butts (vimeo.com/​etb) for providing me with this editing software and helping me navigate through it. Thank you so much to Jerry and Susan Miszewski for sharing so much with me. And thanks to Chris Rigby, Luke, Atticus, and everyone who has hung out and helped out throughout our various trips.

Cherish, cultivate, and share your stoke. This space we share is sacred, and it is our responsibility to nurture ourselves, each other, and the world we live in.

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