Originally from Marin, California, he graduated valedictorian of his class of 2008 from Humboldt State University. He learned to slackline in 2004, and since 2008 has been winning or placing on the podium at all of the biggest slackline competitions in the world, helping to establish modern day competitive tricklining. His tricklining accomplishments include world championship titles of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.