Rafael Bridi

Instagram: @rafabridi

Birthday: May 3, 1987

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 194 lbs

Started Slacklining: End of 2010

Current Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Biography: My slackline history has been very intense in the past four years. On my first experience slacklining, I got really challenged, so I questioned myself: How can’t I get across this line? Overtime I understood that it is only a matter of balance and concentration, simple like that! The will of getting the proper balance has motivated me a lot in the beginning, but the most special was that the slackline put me in direct contact with my deepest feelings. It showed me above all, that not only are my needs and personal requirements that make me reach my goals, I realize that learning to know ourselves is the most essential of all process. The more I know, stronger, fulfilled and happy I feel. Balance has been my guideword both in slackline and in personal life. I do intend to push my limits objectively to develop even further my skills in the sport. To make it happen, it is essential to travel the world always interacting with the growing slackline community. The more time I spend with this community, more passionate I get. In Brazil I started to develop the highline in my city together with amazing friends, combining my first highlines with first stablished lines. This has made me strong and confortable with the felling of highs and exposure, and jus over a year and half of highlining I got to walk over 90 different lines all over the world. In a recent trip to Europe, where I got introduced to the slackline festival spirit, I had experienced one of the most amazing periods of my life. I got super connected with myself enjoying every minute of this three months experience. Lately Brazil is becoming a popular trend in the slackline scene, the number of people practicing rises exponentially and the gear it’s becoming cheaper and accessible. I really want to continue being part of this evolution and contribute as much as possible to build this slackline history, a practice that provides intense balance between body, mind and spirit.