Slacklining - Walking on a loose rope

Slackline, also slackline or walking on a free rope (English slackline - translation slack: sagging, weak; line: line) - a type of rope walking when the rope is loosely fixed and significantly deviates from a straight line not only downward under the influence of gravity, but also in both sides, due to the efforts of the balancing act. The difference from tightrope walking is that instead of keeping the center of gravity above the rope, the tightrope walker must use his feet to bring the rope under the center of gravity of his body.

Slacklining is a good way to train balance and concentration, which can be useful in other sports disciplines.

The springy design will allow you to test your coordination, master jumping, somersaults, moonwalk and much more.

The history of slacklining began in Yosemite Valley (California) in the early 80s, where Adam Grossovsky and Jeff Ellington began walking on parking lot chains.

Next, slack lines were specially stretched and the idea quickly spread among climbers in the valley, and then throughout the world.

Slacklining is a sport and active recreation, with the development of skills, just walking can develop into running, jumping and other acrobatic tricks.

For slacklining, a nylon tape 2.5-6 cm wide or thin wire, rope, metal cable (3-6 mm) in diameter is usually used as a rope.

Ropes of greater mass are less suitable, since it is more difficult to quickly bring them under the center of gravity of your body.

Slackline is divided into three types: trickline or lowline, waterline, highline.

Tricklining/Lowlining: The line is placed at a low height above the ground or water. Due to the low height, the tightrope walker can do without insurance.

Waterlining: A regular slackline over the surface of the water. Lately it has become increasingly popular, especially in the summer.

Highlining: A type of slacklining where the line is stretched high above the ground or water. For this type, it is preferable to use insurance.

Highest Highline: The record at 1000 meters was set by Christian Schou on August 3, 2006 on the Kjerag plateau, Norway.

Longest slackline: The record of 203 meters was set on March 16, 2009 by Stefan Junghannß from Dresden, Germany. Stefan broke his own 171-meter record set on July 1, 2008.