Photos of 2012

Fall Foliage

Last fall I hiked around a few times messing around with my camera. Went to Old Rag in Shenandoah National Park, Harpers Ferry, and near where I live in Patapsco State Park. I'm learning more and more of cameras and editing with each video I make. This video and blog post is being posted out of order with some of the other videos I have made lately but I have been really busy and just finished it up recently and am just now getting around to posting it. Enjoy!

Fall Foliage from Brian Burns on Vimeo.

Great Falls, VA Highline

In early March I helped rig the first ever highline at Greats Falls, VA. Not sure exactly how long it was but it was over 100 feet. I couldnt try it due to my messed up shoulder (thats a whole story in itself). So I shot a a little video of Byron, Steve and Lyle trying it. No one made it all the way across. I'd say it was closer to 150 feet long and thats long even for walking a line 3 feet off the ground let alone 50 feet up. Enjoy.

Great Falls, VA Highline from Brian Burns on Vimeo.

Slackin' Fridays

It's been a long time since I've made a post here, but it's time to change that. Slacklining is a little hobby I got into around 6 years ago through rock climbing. Great activity to help balance and work out the shoulders, core, and leg muscles. When I started slacklining I only knew a couple who had tried it and even less people who did it on a regular basis. Couldn't let that stop me from getting better at this obscure activity. I bought my first line and set it up in my backyard. Over the years I got more and more into slacklining. Then came along Steve. We started climbing together from a mutual climbing partner and he got interested in slacklining. I set one up in his backyard so he could practice. The past couple years we have been slacklining pretty regularly in different parks and areas around where we live gradually building up to the 100 ft lines we walk now.

This is a little video I put together of a bunch of clips from a bunch of different sessions since I got my first video camera a while ago.

Glimpse of Yosemite

Made a trip out to Yosemite Valley in California this summer. Always nice going there. Huge inspiring granite walls. Breathtaking waterfalls. And lot and lots of wildlife. I didn't see any bears this trip but on previous trips I've come across a fair share of black bears. Every trip to Yosemite is a adventure. Cant wait to go back.

Glimpse of Yosemite from Brian Burns on Vimeo.

Harpers Ferry For The Day

Had a day off work and decided to head out to Harpers Ferry for the day and do some hiking and scout out a couple areas for ice climbing I found. Unfortunately it warmed up and it was all starting to come down. Heres a little video I put together of the area:

Looking down at the tracks from the top of Maryland Heights
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Top of Maryland Heights

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Couple of new bolted sport climbs on Sandy Hook Rd. Guessing there new or maybe I hadn't noticed them the past few times iv been to Harpers Ferry. Not sure.  If anyone knows let me know, just curious. I'll have to get out and climb them once my wrist is all healed up.

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Virginia Ice Climbing

Got out ice climbing the day after Christmas with my buddy mike. We headed out at 5A.M. to Shenandoah National Park. On the hike in it started snowing and continued throughout the day.  Conditions in White Oak Canyon weren't as fat as I thought it was going be but we still a good winter day out climbing.  Stay tuned for more trips and videos to come. Here's the video footage I took with my GoPro:

Ice Climbing in White Oak Canyon, VA from Brian Burns on Vimeo.