Ham Hill Midline #1

For 3 years I searched Ham Hill Country Park for a highline, 

I was always reluctant to rig the Deep Quarry area as it seemed

imposing and I didn't feel ready for the challenge but that all 

changed when Rich Pearson decided to have a look and ended up

rigging a beautiful line..

A few weeks after Rich's initial test rig we headed back to try out

the newest addition to Somersets fast growing list of lines, 

Although we didn't walk the whole line today we both managed

 to stand up and take a few steps leaving us happy in the knowledge

this line will be sent soon..

Foggintor Quarry

So Rich messages me and says he has found a new spot 

for a highline that was rigged from M.O.D abseil stakes

and roughly 15m high, it sounded like a good mission

for the weekend ahead..

When we arrived we were faced with a 20 minute hike with

all of our gear or a dirt road that was strictly for M.O.D use only,

we chose to risk the road and within minutes it had become a 

boulder ridden obstacle course more suited to an ATV than 

the trusty estate we were traveling in..

This was the first of many new lines to be established here and 

although we didn't manage to get any sends today I'm sure this

area has a lot to offer..

Click here for SlackMap 

Nine Springs Project #2

Today I spent 2 hours battling through brambles and mud trying

 to see if I could put a line across the large pond in Nine Springs,

 The obvious line there requires a tree to be cut down and that

isn't really an option so I had to try and find a way of crossing

 the gap and eventually with the help of Rich Pearson 

we managed to find a way..

This is 'Fistful Of Thorns'

35m long, 9m high..

We both managed to fullman the line and even at the

start of spring this line had a beautiful setting, I cannot 

wait to re-rig this in the summer..

Nine Springs Project #1

Nine Springs has always been amazing for slacklining,

perfectly flat ground and too many rigging options to count

but since I have started exploring mid/highline options

I wanted to try and develop this beautiful area 

in the middle of Yeovil..

This is my first line 'Spring Has Sprung'..

16m long, 6m high..

I decided to tie back a branch on the left side tree as it 

was too close for a whipper, this line was easy to link

 and  really nice line to play on.. 

Nippon Tv

Sometimes if I  am lucky I might get the odd offer of TV work,

 mostly kids shows but its usually an interesting day out and a 

break from the normal routine of jams and demo's.. 

For this show Maverick were contacted by the Nippon TV hit show ItteQ!

20 million viewers regularly tune in to watch mega-star 手越 祐也 Tegoshi Yuya

perform stunts around the world..

We all headed to the Project Climbing Centre in Poole as it has a perfect set-up

for learning to slackline and its also the best indoor venue in the south-west..

He crushed the beginners line easily with only an hours practice and as it was

all for his TV show the producers wanted a bit of trickline from him, we tried

to explain how hard it is to learn basic tricks but we ended up supporting him

through a few buttbounces.. and then crushed his testicles with a chestbounce :)

Luckily he didn't destroy them and he enjoyed his first experience slacklining..

To watch a clip of the episode click this link,

NTV