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Something I haven't shared before. Last year in October I joined a team of world class highliners from around the world to help rig the new world record for the world's longest highline at 4km (2.5mi) long across the desert of Utah near Moab.

The project took 5 days culminating in @da_logster successfully crossing the line into the night under the full moon. Originally I was only supposed to come and document the project but quickly I became a member of the rigging team and my hands were on webbing just as much as on my camera.

I had the opportunity to write and help curate this story for @utahlifemag in the Aug/Sept print issue. Told through my own experience of the project and filled with unique characters and adventure.

Thanks to @da_logster for leading this project and for everyone on the team that made this project a reality, (see tags on each page). It was also my privilege to meet and spend time with the legendary Andy Lewis, who sadly passed away earlier this year, but who had helped create everything this sport is today.

Beyond grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the team and proud to finally put this story to page for readers to enjoy.

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| OutsideDAYs | 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗗𝗔𝗬𝘀!!(@getoutside ). The cherry on top for us was being able to do it with the folks at @vetxtherapy 🙌 An incredible organization whose main objective is getting veterans into the outdoors!
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@gibbonslacklines was also able to make it out,𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁🩶
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Huge shoutout to @_islack_ and Tori for assisting us with this activation🙏 as the UL crew was simultaneously in Virginia Beach for @jackalopefest ’26 and the launch of the LOPE tour.
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We’re looking forward to the next time we’re able to collaborate with @vetxtherapy and @gibbonslacklines again!

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Summer stuff

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Tilting and shifting. And that's just one of the lenses I used.

Plus I climbed the tower.

Gap the Gorge was a major success. See you again next year @royalgorgebridge

Last 3 📸 @_islack_

#highline #friends #royalgorge #fun #climbing

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I went into the weekend with one question in mind. Why? Why this over anything else? As a non-highliner this question seemed simple enough, but after my first interview I realized that what drives these athletes, my friends, is much deeper.

At the 2026 Gap the Gorge event on the 4th of July weekend, I was invited to come hang out and help rig, enjoy and document the event. And I wanted to try something I hadn't done before. Video portraits with one unifying question. What makes you highlines? And why do you keep coming back to it?

Thank you @royalgorgebridge for putting on this amazing event. To @da_logster and @communityhighlines for making it all possible. To @slackenglund , @_islack_ and @proffventure for the great laughs, wise words and do keeping me stay safe on the cliff edges and helping me move past my fears to climb the bridge tower.

Thank you also to @namaste.nathan who I unfortunately was unable to interview.

#videoportraits #royalgorge #highline #extremesport #friendship

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Gap the Gorge July 4 2026

Thanks so much to my amazing friends that made this wonderful event happen and invited me to come out. One of the more memorable weekends of highlining I've done. Love you all!

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Royal gorge 2026 was a stellar time with stellar people, so thankful for the opportunity to play in the sky with my friends and share it with the public in such an amazing way, huge thank you to @da_logster and @communityhighlines this event takes a ton of leg work and it really shows with how smoothly the event rolls and how much the crowd loves it. We love our fans!!

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Gap the Gorge 2026! 🇺🇸

It’s days like these that accentuate my love for this sport.

The teamwork, passion, and high level of execution that this team brings is something to be thankful for.

I cannot wait for the next project

Thank you @royalgorgebridge for trusting us to put up such epic lines and thank you @da_logster for the hours and hours of prep to pull this off. @communityhighlines

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Photos by:
@_islack_
@erikmakic
@balithais

The crew:
@da_logster @proffventure @slackenglund @namaste.nathan @_islack_ @erikmakic @balithais @levi.henning @communityhighlines @slacklinecolorado @royalgorgebridge @vetxtherapy

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| Grateful |
I was finally able to 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 and not only that, I was able to “Send” a big line again🙏(a clean walk with no falls). Which definitely wasn’t on my bingo card by any means, given my recent health matters
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This line is something very special because it’s the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚ñ𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨. This beauty is 400 meters in length and stands close to 335 meters high. It literally felt like I was walking across the Grand Canyon…👀 •
It’s a honor to have had the opportunity to walk this line, and get the FA on my first crossing, as well as to share the send with @da_logster and @proffventure 🫂🩶 •
𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 @communityhighlines 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 @da_logster 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. I know many people have dreamt of this moment, and it’s a blessing to be a part of it🙏 •
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗜 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝗜’𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Given everything that's happened over the past couple of months with my recovery from spinal surgery and going septic (old proxy speedflying accident), I really wasn't sure how I'd feel or how my body would respond once I stepped back on the line •
Feeling incredibly fortunate and grateful that the stars aligned on this project. It all just happened, and somehow it felt natural to be back❤️ •
Truly another reminder to just 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴!! You never know what's waiting around the next corner
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@royalgorgebridge 🙏❤️
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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄
@da_logster @proffventure @_islack_ @slackenglund @balithais @namaste.nathan @erikmakic Mateo @levi.henning
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Rig🪢
- 400m line (Y2K @slacktivity & 10m Green @balancecommunity)

#slacklining #highlining

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| 𝗚𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 |
We’re just over halfway through the Fourth of July, Gap the Gorge event out in Cañon City, Colorado. 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼🧨
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Wouldn’t want to experience any other way than with this crew and rigging the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲. Such an experience and honor to be apart of this❤️
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Big shoutout to @communityhighlines , for putting on an epic event and bring this to fruition!🙌👊
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@royalgorgebridge 🙏❤️
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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄
@da_logster @proffventure @_islack_ @slackenglund @balithais @namaste.nathan @erikmakic Mateo @levi.henning
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#slackline #highline

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🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! 🎆

Celebrate Independence Day with a little extra fun at the Royal Gorge! Grab a Bingo card, complete the challenges, and turn it in for your chance to win some amazing prizes! 🏆

The Bingo Challenge is running all weekend, so gather your friends and family and join the adventure. Good luck, and have a safe and happy Fourth! ❤️🤍💙

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all my dawgs love the desert 🏜️

Moab, Utah - recent weekend with the coolest friends who also happen to have the coolest hobbies!

Sedona, Arizona - got to spend this past weekend showing Jake one of my favorite places!

feeling SO thankful for all the people and places that have made life feel so full recently 🧡

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