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👨‍⚖️ Freestyle Highliner / Judge
🤓 Organizer of the GGBY World Cup, Zion Freestyle Invitational, and Gulch Open
🚫 A boy who dislikes the ground
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RESULTS!!!! Congratulations to the winners, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Gulch Global Grand Slam! Thank you to our judges (Nat, Aidan, and Kevin)! Thanks to our sponsors @ggby_fest @tricklinecollective @balancecommunity @spiderslacklines for all of their support. With their generosity we will be able to award over $1400 in prizes to our athletes. Athletes, keep an eye on your email for details on the prize pile 😁 #highlinefreestyle #gulchglobalgrandslam #highlinecompetition
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Welcome to the Gulch Global Grand Slam! (GGGS) We’re happy to announce a brand new instagram-based freestyle competition.  To participate, please post (1) a 20 second combo and (2) a best trick, then (3) tag FRSA and (4) send us a DM so we don’t lose track of your submission. Submissions are due on July 18th. Results will be announced on August 1st, with prizes from our sponsors and 600 ISA points to the winners. Everyone in the world can compete. You can submit footage from any time. If it’s you, we’ll take it.  Any resemblance to real highline festivals or other four-letter, G-heavy online competitions is purely coincidental 😉. #highline #highlinefreestyle #onlinecompetition #slackline #slacklife
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The GGBY World Cup 2026 is cancelled.   The ISA is replacing the existing World Cup system with a new “World Series.” In order to participate, they require that all competition organizers sign identical, three-year contracts that contain many new requirements and restrictions on the competition side while not expanding the scope of the ISA’s responsibilities.  For the past six months, I have been trying to strike a balance that would allow the GGBY World Cup to fit into the new system without losing the character of the competition in the process. The negotiations have been unsuccessful, and the unfortunate result is that the GGBY World Cup will not happen this year.   Organizing last year’s World Cup was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I am deeply grateful for the incalculable amount of work that so many people put into running the first Freestyle World Cup in North America, in such a beautiful and unlikely place. Thank you to the competition team, to the athletes, to the GGBY leadership and volunteers, and to everyone else who pitched in. I apologize for announcing the return of the GGBY World Cup in 2026, then pulling the plug. Repeating the competition in a way that meets my own standards, while complying with the new ISA requirements is beyond my capacity. I truly wish things had turned out differently, but there is only so much in my control. It’s been a wild ride,  -Nat Lawson 📸: @visualslips
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Come with me for the approach to the dream canyon static side freestyle anchor! A hard earned rig on both sides, but what a fun weekend in such a beautiful place. . . #slacklife #freestyle #highline #ifyoucantbesafebecareful #slackline
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Start the week off with some highlights from the Women’s Final between Sophie and Breann! It’s probably the closest ever final in LAAX format 🤯 Final Score: Breann = 69.08 Sophie = 69.00 🎥 @phat_gnat & @not_a_bicycle #highline #highlinefreestyle #huckyermeat #highlinefreestylecompetition #slackline
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In case you didn’t get to see it, check out the highlights from the Men’s Final between Jake and Franco! It was chock full of high level freestyle, with both competitiors landing their Best Tricks. Shout out to @franko_levita for making this an international comp 🇲🇽! Final Scores: Jake = 87.00 Franco = 61.98 🎥 @phat_gnat & @not_a_bicycle #highline #highlinefreestyle #highlinecompetition #huckyermeat #gulchopen
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We’re doing it again. Same time, same place, but the cast is tbd. Online Qualifiers open today! You have THREE (3) MONTHS to throw down your most bodacious, audacious, space-ious 😉 tricks from now until July 18th! Results are announced August 1st. So gobble gobble get to it! More info at www.ggby.org/worldcup 🎬 thanks to @phat_gnat @2loons.pro @fern8ndez #ggby #highline #slacklife #highlinefestival #freestyleworldcup
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Meat was hucked. Treats were won. The first annual Gulch Open was a smashing success! Thank you to all of the judges (@karatcliff @davis_hermes @gmeliellis @phat_gnat), competitors, and most of all the time keeper @carson.waddell for showing up and throwing down. Big thanks to @breathefest for sponsoring the Women’s & Men’s first place prizes: Breathe tickets! See ya next year! #highlinefreestyle #slackline #gulchopen #huckyermeat #frontrangeslackers
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The first annual Gulch Open, day 1! Thanks to everyone who came out, and a big thanks to @karatcliff @davis_hermes @gmeliellis for judging. See you all tomorrow bright and early for the semifinals and at 1pm for Finals. 📹: @not_a_bicycle ✨: @phat_gnat 📈: @slackline_international #highline #highlinefreestyle #slackline #gulchopen #huckyermeat
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It’s this weekend! So just some final reminders and info before we huck meat for some Costco treats! Any questions please dm and we will try to get back promptly. However we are a volunteer team so responses might not be super fast. See you there!
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🔥 Zion Freestyle Invitational 2026 🔥 Full edit live now- link in TC bio! #slackline #highline #freestyle #highlinefreestyle
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It’s only 10 days away! Swipe through for more info for competitors and spectators alike! Dates: April 11 - 12, 2026  Location: The Gulch [40.110648, -105.336680]  Tier: Open (300 Pts to winner)  Format: LAAX, with slightly chiller judging.  Huck your Meat! Win a Treat! Stoked to see everyone out there!
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