Halfpipe coach Trennon Paynter loves adventure
Global News
A visit to his Instagram and you will see Trennon Paynter jumping off a mountain on a hang-glider, taking a corner on a motorcycle, foil-boarding, catching a wave, carving through fresh powder on skis or snowboarding high above a halfpipe.
A visit to his Instagram and you will see Trennon Paynter jumping off a mountain on a hang-glider, taking a corner on a motorcycle, foil-boarding, catching a wave, carving through fresh powder on skis or snowboarding high above a halfpipe.
Not to mention hurling himself off a cliff attached to a long static line, the other end of which was attached to the middle of a slack line that bridged a chasm.
Paynter called the one-off a “giant swing.” Others might call it insanity.
“It was a safe thing,” Paynter said. “But it was very exciting.”
No wonder Paynter was named in 2012 to ESPN’s list of the “50 most influential people in action sports.”
The 56-year-old Canadian halfpipe ski coach has not slowed down since.
Hang-gliding is a favourite pastime.
“To me it’s the closest thing to being a bird,” said Paynter, who also has his pilot’s license and flies small planes.
