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.

Giving in, in the great outdoors.

Summer is here, and you know what that means……beautiful tranquil outdoor suspensions!

Like, for example, this resurrection suspension set up by my friends in ihung.  Check out that rigging plate, besides being a good way to plug the group name, it is also providing a nice support for this young lady to hold onto after coming down from her suspension.

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To see her suspending, and to fully see the tranquil setting, keep on keeping on.

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That handsome bearded man is Jason, a man who deserves a lot of credit for his contributions to the suspension community over the last several years.

PS: If you would like to partake in a beautiful outdoor piercings yourself, the upcoming ROP Campout in Pittsfield, Mass. would be a good time to do so.

Comments

68 responses to “Giving in, in the great outdoors.”

  1. Jagger Avatar
    Jagger

    Absolutely lovely. I want to do suspension SO BADLY, but I want it in this kind of setting, and I don’t know of anyway to get it. Any advice anyone? I’m from Seattle, if that helps.

  2. Jagger Avatar
    Jagger

    Absolutely lovely. I want to do suspension SO BADLY, but I want it in this kind of setting, and I don’t know of anyway to get it. Any advice anyone? I’m from Seattle, if that helps.

  3. bastian Avatar

    These pictures capture what suspension is about. Beautiful. Great to see them featured here.
    @Jagger:  Check http://www.myspace.com/hangmansuspensions. They hold an event not toof ar from you next month that should suit your taste, atmosphere-wise. 🙂

  4. bastian Avatar

    These pictures capture what suspension is about. Beautiful. Great to see them featured here.
    @Jagger:  Check http://www.myspace.com/hangmansuspensions. They hold an event not toof ar from you next month that should suit your taste, atmosphere-wise. 🙂

  5. Sick Avatar
    Sick

    woah great breasts

  6. Sick Avatar
    Sick

    woah great breasts

  7. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    I agree with # 2 & 4. =]

  8. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    I agree with # 2 & 4. =]

  9. Kat Avatar
    Kat

    If I ever did suspension, this is the type of setting I think I’d want. (At least for the first time…)

  10. Kat Avatar
    Kat

    If I ever did suspension, this is the type of setting I think I’d want. (At least for the first time…)

  11. Dallas Avatar
    Dallas

    yeah blacksheep hooks!

  12. Dallas Avatar
    Dallas

    yeah blacksheep hooks!

  13. Jen Avatar

    I’m glad you posted this Sean, I put it up last night and thought “I should do a ModBlog post with that”. Then I thought, I bet Sean will and I was right! 🙂

  14. Jen Avatar

    I’m glad you posted this Sean, I put it up last night and thought “I should do a ModBlog post with that”. Then I thought, I bet Sean will and I was right! 🙂

  15. AbbY Avatar

    I love it

  16. AbbY Avatar

    I love it

  17. SteveOrganic Avatar

    I love this post. I got to see Jason work with a few other artists at a show in Columbus. His knowledge of suspension amazed me. Paying attention to every single detail. Ok, yeah I have a bit of a man crush. .

  18. SteveOrganic Avatar

    I love this post. I got to see Jason work with a few other artists at a show in Columbus. His knowledge of suspension amazed me. Paying attention to every single detail. Ok, yeah I have a bit of a man crush. .

  19. Dawnie Avatar

    That is a gorgeous photo. Jason is wonderful and helped with my first suspension in Cincinnati and then Jason and Adrian threw my hooks in Columbus at my second suspension. He really is great and I can not recommend Jason or IHUNG enough. 🙂 ROP is great as well.

  20. Dawnie Avatar

    That is a gorgeous photo. Jason is wonderful and helped with my first suspension in Cincinnati and then Jason and Adrian threw my hooks in Columbus at my second suspension. He really is great and I can not recommend Jason or IHUNG enough. 🙂 ROP is great as well.

  21. Micah Avatar

    I couldn’t be more happy for Kelsie (the girl suspending), She embodies so much of the good stuff that’s often missing in the suspension community nowadays.
    And much thanks to Jason and all that helped for doing such an awesome job…I’m only sorry I couldn’t be there for this one!

  22. Micah Avatar

    I couldn’t be more happy for Kelsie (the girl suspending), She embodies so much of the good stuff that’s often missing in the suspension community nowadays.
    And much thanks to Jason and all that helped for doing such an awesome job…I’m only sorry I couldn’t be there for this one!

  23. kelsie Avatar
    kelsie

    Thank you from the bottom of my burning stomach to everyone who was involved in this suspension. I know in the first picture posted I look really disappointed, and to be honest at the time I was. The decision to leave the ground wasn’t as hard as deciding to come back down. I needed to find peace and clarity through this suspension and until I saw the photographs, I hadn’t achieved that. So thank you to Drew and Jordan for allowing me to see a different perspective of my suspensions. And Jason, it was amazing. (Ihung) with the best of them 🙂

  24. kelsie Avatar
    kelsie

    Thank you from the bottom of my burning stomach to everyone who was involved in this suspension. I know in the first picture posted I look really disappointed, and to be honest at the time I was. The decision to leave the ground wasn’t as hard as deciding to come back down. I needed to find peace and clarity through this suspension and until I saw the photographs, I hadn’t achieved that. So thank you to Drew and Jordan for allowing me to see a different perspective of my suspensions. And Jason, it was amazing. (Ihung) with the best of them 🙂

  25. Matthew Avatar

    Nice work Jason, is this at Glen Helen?

  26. Matthew Avatar

    Nice work Jason, is this at Glen Helen?

  27. Tati Avatar

    bastian: thank you for posting the link to the hangman event! Now that i don’t have a myspace i forget to check their page and miss out on events that are so close to me! I’s gonna try to make that one if possible

    Everything about these photos is beautiful!

  28. Tati Avatar

    bastian: thank you for posting the link to the hangman event! Now that i don’t have a myspace i forget to check their page and miss out on events that are so close to me! I’s gonna try to make that one if possible

    Everything about these photos is beautiful!

  29. Eva (from Germany) Avatar
    Eva (from Germany)

    Somehow suspension with the hooks placed in the soft belly of a woman is too much for me… nonononono

  30. Eva (from Germany) Avatar
    Eva (from Germany)

    Somehow suspension with the hooks placed in the soft belly of a woman is too much for me… nonononono

  31. jason Avatar

    Matthew, no it’s in Columbus, not in the Glen, although I’ve often wanted to hang someone there as well.

    Micah, thanks for sending Kelsie our way, and thanks to Kelsie and Jesse for great fun to suspend!

  32. jason Avatar

    Matthew, no it’s in Columbus, not in the Glen, although I’ve often wanted to hang someone there as well.

    Micah, thanks for sending Kelsie our way, and thanks to Kelsie and Jesse for great fun to suspend!

  33. erin m Avatar

    Kelsie and Jesse did so great! it was a great night for great suspensions!

  34. erin m Avatar

    Kelsie and Jesse did so great! it was a great night for great suspensions!

  35. NukeX Avatar
    NukeX

    Beautiful! I wish the photos were a little bigger, though. This makes me glad to live in Ohio. If I ever finally getting around to being suspended, I know where I’m going.

  36. NukeX Avatar
    NukeX

    Beautiful! I wish the photos were a little bigger, though. This makes me glad to live in Ohio. If I ever finally getting around to being suspended, I know where I’m going.

  37. Sean Philips Avatar

    You can see the photos in larger sizes in the gallery. I have to do a screen capture to get the pics myself, so sometimes I am limited to the smaller pictures.

  38. Sean Philips Avatar

    You can see the photos in larger sizes in the gallery. I have to do a screen capture to get the pics myself, so sometimes I am limited to the smaller pictures.

  39. jeblue Avatar

    isn’t there supposed to be a NSFW cut?….

    beautiful.

  40. jeblue Avatar

    isn’t there supposed to be a NSFW cut?….

    beautiful.

  41. VOMIT Avatar

    God her skin is flawless!

  42. VOMIT Avatar

    God her skin is flawless!

  43. San Avatar

    Beautiful girl, beautiful suspension, beautiful setting.
    Jason is awesome. I remember him helping with the Music is Art festival in Buffalo many years ago, and throwing some of my hooks and his awesome rigging skills. Jason’s awesome.

  44. San Avatar

    Beautiful girl, beautiful suspension, beautiful setting.
    Jason is awesome. I remember him helping with the Music is Art festival in Buffalo many years ago, and throwing some of my hooks and his awesome rigging skills. Jason’s awesome.

  45. peteD3 Avatar
    peteD3

    Dallas:
    are you coming out to MA?

  46. peteD3 Avatar
    peteD3

    Dallas:
    are you coming out to MA?

  47. Calum Avatar

    Sooooo hot

  48. Calum Avatar

    Sooooo hot

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