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.

You must cross the river in order to continue

You may:

1. attempt to ford the river

2. caulk the wagon and float it across

3. take a ferry across

4. wait to see if conditions improve

5. throw some hooks and zipline across

What is your choice?

Leave it up to Arseniy to pick option 5.

Of course he had the help of the #Leeds Suspension team from St. Petersburg, Russia to help him out.

Comments

40 responses to “You must cross the river in order to continue”

  1. tony Avatar
    tony

    dude. so much win.

  2. tony Avatar
    tony

    dude. so much win.

  3. Guilt of Eve Avatar

    That is intense! It looks a bit too scary for me 🙂

  4. Guilt of Eve Avatar

    That is intense! It looks a bit too scary for me 🙂

  5. San Avatar
    San

    At least he’s wearing a harness..

  6. San Avatar
    San

    At least he’s wearing a harness..

  7. JakeMindsnared Avatar
    JakeMindsnared

    This is fucking sweet! Ice always wanted to try zip-line suspension!

  8. JakeMindsnared Avatar
    JakeMindsnared

    This is fucking sweet! Ice always wanted to try zip-line suspension!

  9. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    That’s amazing!

  10. wtwta Avatar
    wtwta

    That’s amazing!

  11. Bradde Avatar
    Bradde

    That looks really exciting, & please don’t take this in a negative fashion. But the harness isn’t hooked to the shore, so as if the cable breaks he’s still going down the river, or more so in this case it looks if he seems to be stuck in the middle?

  12. Bradde Avatar
    Bradde

    That looks really exciting, & please don’t take this in a negative fashion. But the harness isn’t hooked to the shore, so as if the cable breaks he’s still going down the river, or more so in this case it looks if he seems to be stuck in the middle?

  13. ben Avatar
    ben

    Bradde, thanks for bringing this up. I was wondering the same thing. My main concern was the inaccessibility to him if something were to happen.

  14. ben Avatar
    ben

    Bradde, thanks for bringing this up. I was wondering the same thing. My main concern was the inaccessibility to him if something were to happen.

  15. Rdfaulkner Avatar
    Rdfaulkner

    I’ve wanted to do this ever since my feet hit the ground from my first suspension. There is a 1.5 mile zipline being constructed in my area that would be great for this. I can only dream for now.

  16. Rdfaulkner Avatar
    Rdfaulkner

    I’ve wanted to do this ever since my feet hit the ground from my first suspension. There is a 1.5 mile zipline being constructed in my area that would be great for this. I can only dream for now.

  17. Rob Avatar

    Bradde: When it comes to ziplines, most of the time you don’t have a cable going from the harness to one of the sides. The harness is only there for a hook failure. Although to be fair they do have a 2 line system in place, so if one does fail, there is a second line.

  18. Rob Avatar

    Bradde: When it comes to ziplines, most of the time you don’t have a cable going from the harness to one of the sides. The harness is only there for a hook failure. Although to be fair they do have a 2 line system in place, so if one does fail, there is a second line.

  19. Lander Avatar
    Lander

    Looks refreshing…. jealous!

  20. Lander Avatar
    Lander

    Looks refreshing…. jealous!

  21. UndoingEverything Avatar

    Wow! I am jealous as well!! This fucking rules \m/

  22. UndoingEverything Avatar

    Wow! I am jealous as well!! This fucking rules \m/

  23. Bradde Avatar
    Bradde

    Thanx for the info on the double zip line Rob,But like you said most of the time. & in this case he appears to be stuck in the middle. Both zip lines in the second shot seem to be bowing quite a bit and he looks to not weigh that much . I just thought he could easily be pulled to shore if the harness was attached to someone on shore.
    I guess my real point in this whole situation is the fact that we as a suspension community have an endless source of people that are more than willing to help with anything especially when IT COMES TO SAFETY. I just want people to ask around in the community to make sure things are perfect. I would love to try some crazy shit that I’ve thought of but you know what I’ll be making 20 different calls before I remotely attempt them.
    Again please, I’m not trying to be a dick, I just wanna see you come down safely.

  24. Bradde Avatar
    Bradde

    Thanx for the info on the double zip line Rob,But like you said most of the time. & in this case he appears to be stuck in the middle. Both zip lines in the second shot seem to be bowing quite a bit and he looks to not weigh that much . I just thought he could easily be pulled to shore if the harness was attached to someone on shore.
    I guess my real point in this whole situation is the fact that we as a suspension community have an endless source of people that are more than willing to help with anything especially when IT COMES TO SAFETY. I just want people to ask around in the community to make sure things are perfect. I would love to try some crazy shit that I’ve thought of but you know what I’ll be making 20 different calls before I remotely attempt them.
    Again please, I’m not trying to be a dick, I just wanna see you come down safely.

  25. Rob Avatar

    @Bradde: I looked through the rest of the photos in the gallery. While the lines are dipping from some slack, they are still attached at 2 different heights, making it impossible for him to be stuck in the middle.

  26. Rob Avatar

    @Bradde: I looked through the rest of the photos in the gallery. While the lines are dipping from some slack, they are still attached at 2 different heights, making it impossible for him to be stuck in the middle.

  27. Arseniy Andersson Avatar
    Arseniy Andersson

    @Rob
    thanks for answering :))

    @Bradde
    Yep, he’s right. two hard points were situated at different height, so the initial height (means potential energy, do u remember school physics lessons?) is enough to reach the other riverside.
    also, of course, first we did about 10 rides without hooks – just with rigging, to be sure that everything goes OK.
    after that we did it with hooks.
    #Leeds Suspensions are not those punks, who does extreme suspensions which are just “cool” but unsafe.

    Cheers, Andersson

  28. Arseniy Andersson Avatar
    Arseniy Andersson

    @Rob
    thanks for answering :))

    @Bradde
    Yep, he’s right. two hard points were situated at different height, so the initial height (means potential energy, do u remember school physics lessons?) is enough to reach the other riverside.
    also, of course, first we did about 10 rides without hooks – just with rigging, to be sure that everything goes OK.
    after that we did it with hooks.
    #Leeds Suspensions are not those punks, who does extreme suspensions which are just “cool” but unsafe.

    Cheers, Andersson

  29. Stormchaser Avatar

    Wow great since I did my first suspension I dreamed from doing one like that. (Ziplining across … whatever is fun)

  30. Stormchaser Avatar

    Wow great since I did my first suspension I dreamed from doing one like that. (Ziplining across … whatever is fun)

  31. Dagon Avatar
    Dagon

    =D Awesome, with a set up like that I’d totally want a go at it too!

  32. Dagon Avatar
    Dagon

    =D Awesome, with a set up like that I’d totally want a go at it too!

  33. ArtieKGB Avatar
    ArtieKGB

    Never float the wagon, at least one of the kids will always drown.

  34. ArtieKGB Avatar
    ArtieKGB

    Never float the wagon, at least one of the kids will always drown.

  35. Gisella Avatar
    Gisella

    AWESOME!! <3

  36. Gisella Avatar
    Gisella

    AWESOME!! <3

  37. Andrea Avatar
    Andrea

    baaahahaha nice Oregon Trail reference…

  38. Andrea Avatar
    Andrea

    baaahahaha nice Oregon Trail reference…

  39. Breila Avatar
    Breila

    jealous

  40. Breila Avatar
    Breila

    jealous

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