Sḵwx̱wú7mesh [Squamish] from the sky

Hi friends,

I hope you all had as good of a summer as I did, though it is coming to an end.

After coming back from Europe, I was supposed to spend two weeks in Squamish with Lisa, Felipe, and Matt before road-tripping through Washington and Oregon for the summer. I was craving the ocean, the sound of waves, and the feeling of surfing. However, Squamish is a vortex filled with beauty and adventures that is really hard to leave. I am writing this post after spending the last three months surrounded by the mountains, rivers, forests, and seas of the Squamish Nation.

I was extremely lucky to meet Lisa on the road last year, the gem who brought me to Squamish and introduced me to the slacklining and highlining community here. A group of beautiful people that foster greatness, support, and care for each other, through the sport they practice and in everyday life. For those discovering the concept of slacklining, let me explain what it is. Slacklining consists of rigging a line between trees to walk off the ground. It gets a little more complicated. When a line is rigged high enough that a harness is needed for safety, it might be called mid-lining. And when a line is high enough that it is excruciatingly terrifying to be on it, it is called highlining. As I spent most of my time with barefooted people, I now know there are also trick lines and freestyle lines for people to do cool tricks.

Here you go, that was my summer….