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Jordan Tybon Wins Wildcard slot at Arc'Teryx Photo Competition
The Arc'Teryx Shaff photo competition pits an 5 adventure photographers against each other. One each representing climbing, caving, biking, parkour and for the first time this year, a slacklining "wildcard" photographer.
Jordan Tybon was the lucky winner for the wildcard spot. He says "In January there was a posting calling for photographers to submit a series of photos to be selected as the 'wildcard'
Next Week's ISPO: Slackline in Beijing
This week is the ISPO in Beijing! Slackline battles will be held on Wednesday
and Thursday alongside freestyle skateboard, and cycling competitions. Elli
Schulte will be performing along with Japanese athlete Gappai, as well as the
local Chinese slackline champion, (Rio) Zhang Liang.
ISPO says of the show,
“With the emerging of Asia-pacific
sports goods market, ISPO has decided to
1. ISPO Slackline Open by GIBBON
29.01.2012 11:58
Every year again… the ISPO is
just around the corner.
The biggest sports trade show in
Munich opens the doors from the 29th of January till the 1st
of February 2012.
Visit us in hall A3 booth 220 or at our Slackline area at booth 224
GIBBON Slacklines presents itself in
2012 interactive, multimedial and
certainly as every year, with a big slackline area. Weather at your computer,
Madonna and Andy at Superbowl - with a kiss to Backflip
On February5th 2012 more than 800 million peoplewatched the world's biggest sport event: The Super Bowl XLVI. With Madonnasspectacular show at the half time and the match of the New England Patriots vs.the New York Giants, both, music and sport fans have watched a great event.
Especially the worldwide slackline community cheered the show of the Queen ofPop. Because GIBBON, with his pro athlet Mr.
New King of Slackline
We have a
King of Slackline 2011!
In the first round there were 153 participants, in the second even 155, but
just Jaan Roose and Carlos Neto could make it to the “Final Round”. Until the
end it was an exciting head to head run, but one could make one round more:
JAAN ROOSE! Congratulation and welcome to the International Pro-Team of GIBBON!
Carlos Neto
(2nd placed) and Hiroyuki Kusakari (3rd
New Teamrider
After 11
rounds the „Runners-Up Finals“ has finished and GIBBON is looking forward to 4
new National TeamRiders:
1. Caroline
Rangel
2. Chami
3. Justyna Wallis
4. Danielle Nascimiento
Congratulations
and welcome to the GIBBON Family!
This
First Queen
GIBBON
Slacklines proudly presents the FIRST QUEEN OF SLACKLINE: MELISSA BOWE!
Finally, after
11 rounds one stand up to the others: MELISSA BOWE. She was the only one who sticks
the Stick Nasty clean and safe. Congratulation! Welcome to our International
Pro-Team and we are looking forward to meet her personally at ISPO 2012.
The female
participation was amazing! More than 80 girls from around the world took
Queen of Slackline 2011
The last round has started now!Stick
as many tricks as you can, starting with the trick of Round 1, 2, 3...
post your video with "Queen of Slackline Runnres Up Finals" and your
name to contest@gibbon-slacklines.com. The one who can stick the most rounds gains the second place!
Round 11 has started now!Stick the trick "StickNasty", post your video with "Queen of Slackline Round 10"
New World Record over running Jing Po Waterfall
GIBBON Pro Team Rider Andy Lewis breaks his first World Record over the running Jing Po Waterfall in China!
After his first official Guinness World Record (as many surfs as
possible in a minute) at the beginning of the year in Italy Andy could
break his first record with 138 surfs up to 143 surfs in a minute!A month ago you could watch it at the Chinese TV Show at CCTV1 - now it is also online at YouTube! Enjoy
Story behind a Highline
Living in
the High – Fascination and Danger at the same time
The live of
a Highliner is exciting, full of adrenalin and dangerous. Before each ascend
the same question is in your mind: We’ll I make it or won’t I?
Jordan,
Janek, Fait and Jakub are trying to explain how it feels like living with this
risk day by day at the short movie of Wojtek.
