A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Very Same Pit Still Yawns


Mike writes in about some scrotum-tightening guerilla suspension antics in Toronto’s High Park last week:

We threw hooks in my living room and headed out via car to High Park. I drove with the hooks in my back already attached to the rig. We hiked into High Park at about 8 p.m. or so and found our spot with the nice tree. Jon had to rig it all by himself while I helped him with the gear. We wanted to rig it so as not to have any footprints in the snow under where I would hang. We got it all rigged, I hooked the rig up to the rope system and shimmied out across the rope system so as not to mark the snow and dropped off. I wore basically all the warm clothes I own so that i could stay warm long enough to get off the ground on the hooks, and then I stripped it all off down to my “short shorts.” The hang was only a minute or two long — my fingers went numb first and then my toes — and then I dropped down and got dressed real quick. It was snowing and around -5 degrees Celsius and maybe -9 or -10 with the windchill.

More photos, all by Chris, after the jump.

Comments

28 responses to “The Very Same Pit Still Yawns”

  1. SDietz Avatar
    SDietz

    Very nice.

  2. SDietz Avatar
    SDietz

    Very nice.

  3. elijah Avatar

    these pictures are beautiful. i wish i could have been a part of this.

  4. elijah Avatar

    these pictures are beautiful. i wish i could have been a part of this.

  5. spencer lopez Avatar

    that’s so beautiful!

  6. spencer lopez Avatar

    that’s so beautiful!

  7. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    So so gorgeous.

  8. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    So so gorgeous.

  9. valy Avatar

    a beatiful suspension..beautiful pics! *feeling envy!* xD

  10. valy Avatar

    a beatiful suspension..beautiful pics! *feeling envy!* xD

  11. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    awesome suspension
    also, this guy is much more of a man than me. I need to wear a sweater with a coat on top in the harsh greater toronto area winter

  12. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    awesome suspension
    also, this guy is much more of a man than me. I need to wear a sweater with a coat on top in the harsh greater toronto area winter

  13. Chris Avatar

    It’s great to see these up. It was a fun time. Next time we will have more preparation and more lighting equipment so that the pictures will be even better! 🙂

  14. Chris Avatar

    It’s great to see these up. It was a fun time. Next time we will have more preparation and more lighting equipment so that the pictures will be even better! 🙂

  15. Laurel Avatar

    Beautiful! I’ve wanted to do a suspension in the snow…my problem is just that I really don’t like it. haha…not a great idea to live in Michigan then, eh?

  16. Laurel Avatar

    Beautiful! I’ve wanted to do a suspension in the snow…my problem is just that I really don’t like it. haha…not a great idea to live in Michigan then, eh?

  17. freedomhangs Avatar

    Aw, man, this was happening 3 subway stops away from me!
    That is awesome beyond words and makes me envious.

  18. freedomhangs Avatar

    Aw, man, this was happening 3 subway stops away from me!
    That is awesome beyond words and makes me envious.

  19. VenusInFur Avatar
    VenusInFur

    Breathless.
    ….and freezing!

  20. VenusInFur Avatar
    VenusInFur

    Breathless.
    ….and freezing!

  21. bastian Avatar

    aaaahh… that is eternally beautiful! Who needs indoor suspensions when you can have a snow suspension! 🙂

  22. bastian Avatar

    aaaahh… that is eternally beautiful! Who needs indoor suspensions when you can have a snow suspension! 🙂

  23. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    Awwwwwww sooooo pretty…..

    Oh yeah and the suspension is pretty too lmao

  24. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    Awwwwwww sooooo pretty…..

    Oh yeah and the suspension is pretty too lmao

  25. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    Oooo 🙂 This reminds me of the first scene in the new vampire movie from Sweden. Let the Right One In.

  26. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    Oooo 🙂 This reminds me of the first scene in the new vampire movie from Sweden. Let the Right One In.

  27. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    Amazing!

  28. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    Amazing!

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