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Channel Four program features slackline / highlining personality |
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Daredevils - The Sky Walker
Shown on Channel 4 on Monday 5th October 09 and available on Channel4.com
Review by Jon Ritson
Daredevils follows the life of top slackliner Dean Potter for six month’s during 2006 as he attempts to walk higher and longer slacklines without the safety of a leash. The programme is packed with amazing slackline footage that is certain to evoke inspiration and possibly even motivation to try.
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New Higline Record Attempt |
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French slackliner Damien Mercier is planning to break Christian Schou’s highest highline record which was set in Norway in 2003.
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New World record set for longest slackline walk |
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The record for longest slackline or longline record has been broken by Stefan of Germany walking a 203 meter (666 feet) slackline at the Fairytale Meadow east of Dresden, Germany.
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Radio 4 interview marks achievements of daredevil Blondin |
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French daredevil acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897) gained fame as the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The amazing feat gained Blondin international recognition and helped make him a wealthy entertainer. Last week, BBC radio 4 recorded a radio program in his honour due to be aired in July. Slackline.org.uk's Jon Ritson, was asked to speak on the programme.
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Jon Interviewed by Jonny Saunders on Chris Evans show |
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Friday March 6th, Jon is interviewed by Jonn Saunders on Chris Evans Radio 2 show Drivetime.
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Man on Wire won the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award at the 2009 Oscars on February 22, 2009. James Marsh, Simon Chinn and Philippe Petit accepted the award.
Petit, who spoke last, balanced the Oscar award on his chin after his speech.
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Simple curiosities compel scientist to study slacklining |
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L. Mahadevan is a professor of applied mathematics. But he's also a physicist. And an engineer. ''One doesn't have to look too hard around to find interesting questions, beautiful questions,'' he said.
Take one of his latest riddles: the physics of walking a slackline
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Philippe Petit releases film on epic tightrope feat |
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02/07/08
Philippe Petit, is an inspirational figure to many slackers who have walked or have aspired to walk a highline. The man who performed a tightrope walk between New York's Twin Towers has been immortalised in a documentary.
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Slacklining proves popular at Crag Attack |
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 This weekend, the team decamped to Cheddar, Somerset for this years Crag Attack Event.
Despite we weather on Saturday and extreme winds on Sunday, the "have a go" slackline was very popular with beginners and more experienced slackers alike, with the line barely being vacant all weekend.
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