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.

Hang By a Slender Thread


It’s nice to have friends through whom to live vicariously, and it really seems like Ron, Wayde and Chris are constantly on the road, not wasting a second, and taking the pictures to prove it. Like Wayde up there, hanging out at some ruins in Chinchinitza, Mexico, and, apparently, holding on for dear life or gettin’ it on with a thousand-year-old pole. Either way. More shots of these globetrotting adventurers on location in Mexico, after the jump.

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32 responses to “Hang By a Slender Thread”

  1. Shawn Porter Avatar

    Wait… pictures of old buildings?
    Modblog has gone to hell, man.
    Seriously… hasn’t anyone tattooed their eyeballs lately or done something really reckless just for scene points?

    It’s always nice when Ronnie and The Thunder from Down Unda check in with pics. At least they didn’t get arrested this time.

  2. Shawn Porter Avatar

    Wait… pictures of old buildings?
    Modblog has gone to hell, man.
    Seriously… hasn’t anyone tattooed their eyeballs lately or done something really reckless just for scene points?

    It’s always nice when Ronnie and The Thunder from Down Unda check in with pics. At least they didn’t get arrested this time.

  3. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    they look fun.

  4. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    they look fun.

  5. Eric Avatar

    Did not the blood from human sacrifice flow down the steps of those old buildings…?

    “The famous Sacred Cenote (a natural well) located at Chichen-Itza was found to contain numerous skeletons of men, women and children who were sacrificial victims… ”

    BME is tame.

  6. Eric Avatar

    Did not the blood from human sacrifice flow down the steps of those old buildings…?

    “The famous Sacred Cenote (a natural well) located at Chichen-Itza was found to contain numerous skeletons of men, women and children who were sacrificial victims… ”

    BME is tame.

  7. Will Avatar
    Will

    Woooo, hunky tattooed guys amid phallic stone pillars in a warm sunny location. Just what I need to view on a chilly English afternoon.

  8. Will Avatar
    Will

    Woooo, hunky tattooed guys amid phallic stone pillars in a warm sunny location. Just what I need to view on a chilly English afternoon.

  9. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    Yeah BME, what’s up with the lack of human sacrifice pictures on ModBlog? Booooooo.

  10. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    Yeah BME, what’s up with the lack of human sacrifice pictures on ModBlog? Booooooo.

  11. BettyAtlas Avatar

    Glad to see Wayde back in the jungle.

  12. BettyAtlas Avatar

    Glad to see Wayde back in the jungle.

  13. steve m Avatar
    steve m

    I really love the red swirls on his arm

  14. steve m Avatar
    steve m

    I really love the red swirls on his arm

  15. (A)ndy Avatar

    I’ve been there! I believe that the area of the Chichen Itza site with the round (“phallic”) pillars is called the Temple or Warriors or something, and is supposed to be evidence of cultural syncretism by the Mayans as they would not have created round pillars in earlier eras of their civilization.

  16. (A)ndy Avatar

    I’ve been there! I believe that the area of the Chichen Itza site with the round (“phallic”) pillars is called the Temple or Warriors or something, and is supposed to be evidence of cultural syncretism by the Mayans as they would not have created round pillars in earlier eras of their civilization.

  17. Ron Garza Avatar

    We did get arrested.. Within 15 mins of landing in cancun and meeting up with Wayde.
    Someone had to piss by the side of the road…
    one polica truck ride and a 300USD$ bribe later….

    you see the pics before you..

  18. Ron Garza Avatar

    We did get arrested.. Within 15 mins of landing in cancun and meeting up with Wayde.
    Someone had to piss by the side of the road…
    one polica truck ride and a 300USD$ bribe later….

    you see the pics before you..

  19. Shawn Porter Avatar

    glad you guys had the $300 to bribe them, man…
    American Currency is like a life jacket in south america.

    See…

    Life Ja…

  20. Shawn Porter Avatar

    glad you guys had the $300 to bribe them, man…
    American Currency is like a life jacket in south america.

    See…

    Life Ja…

  21. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    JAJAJAJAJA! jajajaja… Shawn’s been hittin’ the sauce and reading Modblog again.

  22. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    JAJAJAJAJA! jajajaja… Shawn’s been hittin’ the sauce and reading Modblog again.

  23. big jazz Avatar
    big jazz

    nice hat

  24. big jazz Avatar
    big jazz

    nice hat

  25. antipinkpunk Avatar
    antipinkpunk

    I was there 3 weeks ago… but I didn’t hump any pillars…

  26. antipinkpunk Avatar
    antipinkpunk

    I was there 3 weeks ago… but I didn’t hump any pillars…

  27. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    Ooh. In that first picture, I’m kinda liking the idea of monochrome design tattoo in a color OTHER than black. Nice swirl design.

  28. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    Ooh. In that first picture, I’m kinda liking the idea of monochrome design tattoo in a color OTHER than black. Nice swirl design.

  29. NeonSally Avatar
    NeonSally

    “Chinchinitza, Mexico” ??
    hahahahahahahahahaha

  30. NeonSally Avatar
    NeonSally

    “Chinchinitza, Mexico” ??
    hahahahahahahahahaha

  31. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Hey it’s Wayde Dunn … yeah i loves him

  32. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Hey it’s Wayde Dunn … yeah i loves him

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