Witnessing the thrilling Red Bull ‘Slack Warrior’ competition in Noblessnor harbour, Tallinn

Written By Chris Shirley MA FRGS

The Red Bull Slack Warrior 2025 competition took place on 9 August at Noblessner Harbour in Tallinn, Estonia, marking the third edition of this high-energy slacklining event in the country. The competition showcased the extraordinary skill, balance, and focus required in professional slacklining, a sport that challenges athletes to navigate narrow, tensioned lines suspended above the ground with precision and agility.

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The unique format brought together 16 elite slackliners from around the world, competing in pairs to test both speed and technique. In a thrilling finale, Matheus Stoco Vidal from Brazil emerged as the winner, narrowly edging out Germany’s Sascha Grill, while third place went to Filip Oleksik from Poland. The event featured a course specifically designed to push the athletes to their limits, with challenging obstacles that kept spectators on the edge of their seats.

The competition drew a vibrant crowd to Noblessner, a historic harbour district in Tallinn that has undergone a remarkable transformation from an industrial shipyard into a dynamic cultural and commercial hub. Established in the early 20th century as a submarine factory and shipbuilding site, Noblessner played a key role in Estonia’s maritime history. Today, it blends industrial heritage with contemporary architecture, creative spaces, restaurants, galleries, and lifestyle offerings, making it a perfect backdrop for high-adrenaline events like Red Bull Slack Warrior.

 

Red Bull’s events are renowned for combining sport, culture, and spectacle, often transforming unexpected urban and natural locations into arenas for extreme sports. Slack Warrior continues this tradition, bringing a global audience to watch top athletes perform gravity-defying feats, and helping to raise the profile of slacklining as a competitive sport. The 2025 edition not only highlighted the athleticism of the participants but also cemented Tallinn’s reputation as a growing hub for extreme sports, drawing enthusiasts and spectators from across Estonia and beyond.

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About the Author:

Chris is the founder of Hiatus.Design, a mission-driven branding and website design company that works with clients all over the world.

Over the course of his life, he has travelled to more than 60 countries across six continents, earned two Guinness World Records, completed the legendary Marathon des Sables, summited Mont Blanc and unclimbed peaks in Asia, become a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and obtained a Masterʼs degree in Business Management (MA).

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