There are moments in all of our lives where we feel that sense of peaking.  Where we start to tap into our dreams and feel success.  This summer has been full of events that keep building on that sense of stoke here at Reel Water  We have been out in the field shooting a ton this summer and starting to diversify in the sports and athletes we cover.  This weekend was clearly a high point.  Shooting Robin Avery walking a high line between summit 3 and 4 on the Chief in Squamish BC.  While myself, Matt Maddaloni, Tim Loubier, and Steve Rogers were all geeking out as the camera crew on this project, Robin and the crew from Slackers Slackling were equally excited about the possibilities of using a new type of rope for this and future high lines.  100 feet of Amsteel Blue was purchased specifically for this location in order to provide a 12:1 safety ratio in the event of a leash fall while walking the line.  The rope cost over a $1000 dollars, but in my eyes it is a small price to pay when you are talking about this kind of exposure.

Fortunately lots of people were excited to see this happen.  It’s a good thing, as it took a small army just to tension the line.

Matt giving me the low down on the line and how it has finally brought a solid safety factor to a high line attempt of this scale.

The man of the hour…Robin Avery…scoping the line.

Never enough pulleys, rope, caribiners and misc climbing gear for a project like this.

Tim Loubier was running the second cam for me.  In the zone capturing the rigging.

The calm before the storm.  After a long day of filming on Saturday, a freak lightening storm rolled in.  There was no sign of precip in the forecast for 10 days.  The plan was for Tim, Steve, Matt and I to bivy out on location to save hiking all the camera gear down and back for the second day.  Within 20 minutes of this picture, the rain started, then hail, then a headlamp descent of the Chief to make sure all the cameras stayed dry.  Epic for sure and a part of the story that will probably never get told.

For more details on Robin’s experience check out his Extreme Ginger blog.  By the end of the weekend we had captured Robin sending the line, hiked hundreds of gear up and down the Chief, explored new trails and routes up the Chief, watched a freak thunder storm take over Squamish and manged to get the material needed.  We will keep you posted on when the segment airs on TV.  Thanks to everyone who made this happen.