Some summer nights are just pure magic: Last week High Heaven’s Downhill event was that kind of a night. Hardcore professional athletes and beginners who had downhill mountainbiking on their bucketlists, met up at the local mountainbike and downhill track / ski slope in Stockholm, for a ride in the sunshine...
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Longboarding with like minded chix
THE EVENT Last Sunday we defied the promise of rain, and went to a all-girl try-out event at a big park in central Stockholm. Why? – To ride longboard for the very first time! About 30 girls gathered around to learn how to master the basics of riding, or develop...
Tignes & TomTomCamera!
In the winter, skiers and snowboarders from all over the world travel to France and the mountains and glaciers of Tignes for its famous powder and beautiful landscape. Not many outdoor travelers come here in the spring though, and they miss out on a secret world of single tracks, a...
I said SHRED-Talks, not TED-talks
Their own press release reads: “Nation this is it- We interview the worlds most impressive surfboard designers. Filmed in front of a live audience at Shaper Studios. We create something even better than Ted Talks; this is Shred Talks.” Shred Talks is an interactive event with Q&A sessions in...
Antix makes editing vids effortless
ANTIX – the cool new app that automatically edits GoPro footage has now launched its mobile apps for both iOS and Android. Aimed at us action sports enthusiasts, the ANTIX app makes editing and sharing action sports footage easier and more exciting. The booming action camera market, with market leader...
Check out this cool collab!
Dwindle/Dusters once again showed that they care about the female scene as they put up the money to film this short video for the new Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word board line – Founder Cindy Whitehead says: “I love that I got to send send a subliminal but...
Chio Ruiz interview
When you think about Spain the first thing that comes to your mind is probably sun, sea and sand- but few people realize that there is also snow and even professional and sponsored snowboarders in Spain. Our ambassador Carla met with Chio Ruiz, a goofy riding snowboarder from Cerler who...
Creative expressions from Giulia
Talk about raw talent. Giulia started skating less than 2 years ago and has become one of the most elegant dancers on a longboard. She is living proof that you don’t have to conform to anything, that you can be creative and passionate and just go for it when...
We have had enough!
After the terrible Agenda trade show in California a couple of weeks ago, plenty of women has had enough. Many are extremely tired of being confronted with sexism everywhere they look, and it’s starting to become ridiculous. The tradeshow Agenda actually chose to welcome their visitors at the entrance,...
Women: Fastest growing demographic
FEMALES: THE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IN ACTION SPORTS Kim Woozy, Founder and Managing Director of MahfiaTV has written a superb article on the facts and figures of women in action sports, check out the full article here! KIM WOOZY- “Females are the most underrated yet fastest growing demographic in action...
If she can do it, so can I
At High Heaven, we have a ton of inspirational role-models, or possibility-models as they are more suitably labeled; Rad female athletes, Smart business women and Passionate project initiators – But now and then, we meet someone that really changes our whole outlook and hopes for the action sports scene....
Career opportunity with Zooom
NEW YEAR – NEW CHALLENGES Zooom is an international communication agency with offices in both Fuschl am See (Salzburg) and Venice Beach (USA) with a broad range of innovative approaches focused on adventure and action sports, lifestyle and imaging. They are currently looking for motivated team players (m/f) to...