Category: Interview
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Slackliner Interview: Tim Slab
I first saw Tim Slab in a Carte Blanche feature of Ruan Kotze’s film ‘Leash up the Dragon’. It beautifully displayed the scale of the Drakensberg mountains and depicted Tim walking above a sea of clouds. The scene was etched into my mind and resurfacing on the day I met Tim in Beaverlac. After attending…
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Slackliner Interview: Lukas Irmler
Lukas Irmler is a professional slackliner from Freising in Germany. He is 35 years old and has been slacklining since 2006. Thanks to his sharing spirit, Lukas opened the invitation to Cary, Leighton, and myself to lend him a hand on a dream project. During the memorable week of highlining in Zimbabwe, we sat down…
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Slackliner Interview: Antonia Rüede-Passul
I recently met Antonia during her travels to Zimbabwe for a highline project over the breath-taking Victoria Falls with Lukas Irmler. I eagerly asked to hear more about her story. Antonia Rüede-Passul is a slackliner from Miesbach who grew up close to the Lake Constance in Germany. Tell me about your first slacklining experience I…
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Photographer Interview: Jacques Marais
We are proud to share the following interview with one of South Africa’s most impressive outdoor photographers. His photographs of Warren Gans walking on a highline above Cape Town motivated us to make contact. Read on to learn about Jacques’ slacklining and more. Tell us about your earliest memory of a camera or photography My…
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Slackliner Interview: Warren Gans
Warren’s slacklining adventures are a testament to his love for adventure, and extend to the furthest reaches of South Africa. I admired his project with Lukas Irmler on Table Mountain and loved the energy of the video series. Read on to learn more about his incredible and inspiring highlining stories. Where in the world have…
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Highliner Interview: Jeff Van Breda
The interview with Jeff occurred below the gum trees at De Pakhuys in the Cederberg. A flood of adrenaline during a highline, all before facing a boulder with a few problems in the afternoon. Our week-long trip to the Cederberg started with a stoke-inducing surf at Elandsbaai. Living the dream. We first crossed paths at…
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Highliner Interview: Caroline Walz
Riding the Highline looks forward to sharing insight into the lives of the people who slackline in South Africa. The following interview is with Austrian Highliner Caroline Walz who has a love for slacklining, drawing, and the ‘art of living life’. Having made contact before her arrival in Cape Town, her bubbly laughter and delicious…