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Bonkers Dolomite Highlining - Video
By Jon on 12/10/2011 11:32:52
Dramatic footage of adidas athletes Reinhard Kleindl and Armin Holzer highlining on the Tre Clima - stunning
Funnily enough after yesterday's bit about how next year's ShAFF will feature a new viral video category, we came across this cracking bit of footage about adidas team athletes Reinhard Kleindl and Armin Holzer setting up a highline on each
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More Dean Potter Highline Lunacy
By Jon on 23/04/2012 16:34:04
Climber highlines Chinese gorge without a safety net rope, plus a look inside his head...
First off, American climber and all-round dare devil Dean Potter has been at it again, this time highlining across the Enshi Grand canyon in China without any sort of net or safety line. He's also, if you look, wearing a pair of headphones
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Bonkers French Highliners - Video
By Jon on 20/12/2011 11:22:22
A healthy dose of a different sort of reality to brighten up a dour pre-Christmas week.
French highlining video.As if alpine mountaineering isn't diverting enough in itself, these guys decided to take highlining to the high mountains. Ace.And if you want some more, check out the videos linked below.
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Scary As... Dean Potter Highlining Lost Arrow Spire
By Jon on 22/07/2010 13:29:45
Okay, we've featured this before, but this clip of Dean Potter highlining across to Lost Arrow Spire without a safety rope - it's where the Houlding / Berghaus ad was filmed a few years back - is mind blowing.... Scary stuff.
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Mad Friday Matinee!
By Jon on 13/04/2012 16:32:22
A few mildly bonkers online videos to get you in the mood for the weekend
'I Believe I Can Fly' TrailerActually a trailer for a full-on adventure film, subtitled 'flight of the frenchies' this is 14 minutes of quietly deranged and strangely mellow BASE jumping lunacy with a bit of slack-lining thrown in for good measure. Highlining
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Friday Mountain Video
By Jon on 26/02/2010 15:31:12
Streaming outdoors video clips, this week our two fave mountain nutters in action...
slower but then the route is a heck of a lotbigger...And last but not least, Potter again, this time highlining without asafety rope on Lost Arrow Spire. Absolutely terrifying and astonishing.
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First Nationwide Adventure Film Festival
By Susan on 23/08/2006 11:08:35
We're all familiar with Mountain Film Festivals but they can be a bit tricky to get to. That won't be a problem next month when a week's programme of adventure films goes on screen nationwide.
are anywhere near you, there'll be a one-night highlights screening at another 36 cinemas around the country. You can check whether your local cinema is one of them here. Here's a short selection of adrenalin on offer:Highliner - From free climbing
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Kendal Comes To Sheffield
By Jon on 15/04/2005 11:18:38
The Best of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival that is, with two showings of the best award-winning films from last year's excellent festival.
programme includes Das Rad(cultural), Soul Purpose (skiing), Your Himalayas (mountaineering),African Fly-By (climbing / base jumping), Dolomite Trance (climbing),Never Say Nevis Again (kayaking), Highliner (slack lining) and MySore Pussy (kayaking
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Pre-Christmas Matinee
By Jon on 18/12/2008 16:28:44
A rapid root through some of our favourite streaming video clips of the year - ace :-)
year. It'sDean Potter doing the highline traverse on Lost Arrow Spire in Yosemitewithout a safety line - it's the same one Leo Houlding walked for theBerghaus cinema commercial and fell off loads... frightening stuff.A bit of a different angle on things
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On Right Now - The Vibram Games!
By Jon on 29/06/2012 12:44:12
If you're somewhere in the south of France and at a loose end, we may have the answer...
climbing and bouldering, MTB dirt and enduro, slacklining and highlining. Four days of outdoor events with tens of thousands of open air sports professionals and enthusiasts taking part.Outdoors for the 6th timeThe 2011 Games brought together 45,000 people
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