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

Hollow Hunter #1

Since spring is almost here project hunting has gone 

into overdrive, my main goal is to expand upon the

 established Braddy Hollow lines and create a local area

 to push my personal record on highlines this summer..

 I have spent 3 consecutive weekends clearing brush for 

a new 40m line I have found..

The following weekend that I returned the weather

was too bad to try and re-rig the new line so I rigged

the classic in full waterproofs with Rich Pearson and

managed to bag a send..

Click here for SlackMap

  

Spacenet #1.. Small beginnings

After seeing Andy Lewis rig the craziest spacenet mankind had 

ever seen my thoughts have blurred into one long daydream,

I must have been inspired because out of nowhere I found myself 

researching the strength reducing factors of knots and watching

30 minute long Paracord net weaving tutorials..

So I built one...

To start off I worked out my dimensions using three equal length roundslings

in a triangle and with the help of a few tutorials figured out 300ft of 550 Paracord

would be enough with a bit left over, I found UK based company Wild Elk online 

selling 100ft hanks for £6 with £4 delivery.. basically £22 for a spacenet..

I couldn't weave the net outside as I work all week and have no daylight

when I finish and the recent weekend winter weather has been ridiculous

so I built a frame so I could rig indoors and not worry about my lack of sun..

 

The top edge I created girth hithches that could be slipped off the nails and slid

onto a spanset, the downward edges were left free to be knotted the night before..

The net was over-sized in the end and would suit larger spansets, 

we used 2x EQB Canons and an LC Lynx (double wrapped) as the anchor points..

After raising the net and adding some pretension to the white legs we then tied 3

backup ropes to a master ring and hand tensioned them ready for the final pulls.. 

Jon taking a break after we had finished adding all the tension..

       

Click the link for my edit
and footage of the 'Line Launcher' in action..

Spacenet Edit