Day 4015: Slackline & Little League

   
  

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Jaan Roose 640-feet in the air on a one-inch wide line.

 

World Record Slackline

Jaan Roose battled high winds to take a slackline world record as photographer Volodya Voronin captured it all in remarkable detail.Roose was in Doha, Qatar in June to cross the newly-opened Katara Towers at a height just slightly above that of the Seattle Space Needle. The Red Bull athlete took the world record for the longest LED slackline walk which he calls “Sparkline.” 

The Estonian slackliner walked almost 150 feet some 60 stories up in the air noting that it was one of the toughest challenges he had faced. 

The Karata Towers in Qatar.

The unusually shaped Karata Towers, also known as the Crescent Tower Lusail and Katara Hospitality Tower, was opened in 2022 and boasts luxury hotels, movie theaters, and restaurants. Roose says as soon as he saw the towers he wanted to walk between them. 

  

“Anything worth achieving comes with its fair share of challenges, and I’m proud to complete this one,” says Roose. 

“Per meter walked, this line was my toughest ever. As an athlete, I’m always looking to push myself further and defy the odds.”

Jaan Roose

 

I love to watch Little League Baseball. Every year at this time I watch regional championships which will determine which teams will go to Williamsport, PA for the National and eventually International championships.

 

This division is for  typically boys, aged 10 to 12 years old. It is amazing to see the differences in boys this age. One little, terrific pitcher was 4"10" and one batter was 5"11", both 10-12.

 The video I hunted up (below)was from last year. There was an exceptional happening. As sometimes happens, a pitch goes off target, and in this case Oklahoma hitter Isaiah “Zay” Jarvis was hit in the head with a pitch from Kaiden Shelton of Texas East in the first inning with two runners on. After several moments on the ground, Jarvis took first base. Then he called timeout and walked over to the pitcher, who was clearly struggling after hitting his opponent in the head. The two embraced on the mound before other Texas East teammates joined in to comfort Shelton. There might not be a better example of sportsmanship any year.

 

 

 

 

 

A 1 minute video, sweet12 year old, here.

 

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