You may have seen someone walking on one at a park, campsite or gym. Or maybe you wondered what to call the guy bouncing and doing flips off what looked like a tightrope during Madonna’s halftime show ...
Standing on a swaying length of flat nylon slung like a tightrope, my knees shake as I try desperately not to fall. But every time I take a tentative step, I lose my balance. Fortunately for me, this ...
A new sport has come to town, one that tests balance, focus, coordination and core strength. Slacklining, which is said to have been invented by a pair of rock climbers in 1979, is the practice of ...
Picture a thin band of slightly loose nylon webbing strung between two trees. Then imagine balancing, bouncing, flipping and tightrope walking on it. Welcome to the world of slacklining, an adventure ...
I never heard of slacklining until I read Adam Bryant’s recent story in The New York Times. Slacklining – a loose version of walking a tightrope – is all about balance and overcoming fear. You string ...
If you’ve ever hung around college quads, climbing crags, or even public parks, you’ve probably seen someone walk barefoot, arms flailing for balance, across a one-inch-wide line of taut nylon webbing ...
In slacklining, you balance your way across a flat rope, similar to tightrope walking. Yet the difference is in the type of rope and its tautness, which altogether can feel more like a really thin ...
Despite what the name suggests, slacklining isn’t for slackers. This sport, which requires pretty darn good balance at all times, involves tying a flexible line to two poles or trees a few feet off ...
A small group of friends in the Vancouver area are at the forefront of slacklining, a burgeoning subculture that's pushing a fringe sport to ever-greater heights and distances. "While I'm out there, ...
Standing on a swaying length of flat nylon slung like a tightrope, my knees shake as I try desperately not to fall. But every time I take a tentative step, I lose my balance. Fortunately for me, this ...
Picture a thin band of slightly loose nylon webbing strung between two trees. Then imagine balancing, bouncing, flipping and tightrope walking on it. Welcome to the world of slacklining, an adventure ...