He crossed a 210-foot-long rope between 2 cliffs sans a harness or safety net. — -- Spencer Seabrooke recently had the free solo slacklining experience he'd been looking forward to since he ...
Former highline world record holder Sarah Rixham makes balancing on an inch-wide line hundreds of feet in the air look like child’s play. When she’s not balancing above a quarry or mountain gorge, she ...
Phillipe Petit is well-known for his death defying high wire walking between the Twin Towers, across Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower and many other buildings. Aside from the euphora from a successful ...
Estonian Daredevil Becomes First Person To Cross Between Continents On A Slackline. Estonian slackliner and three-time world champion Jaan Roose has made history as the first person to cross ...
Prompted by a $250 ticket in July, a group of slackliners is lobbying the city of Boulder to change its laws to allow the sport on public property. Slacklining, or the use of a narrow, flexible line ...
This is the moment an adventure junkie performs a series nail-biting flips on a slackline wearing no safety gear except a simple rope harness. Elias Claude Ellis, 22, from Colorado stunned his pals ...
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 ...
Two German athletes, Friedi Kuehne and Lukas Irmler, set a new world record in slacklining. They walked a slackline suspended between two hot air balloons. The height was 2,500 meters. This broke ...
Slackline walking is becoming popular for benefits like muscle toning, cognitive improvement, stress relief, and knee stability. Originating from rock climbers, it's a fun, outdoor activity. This ...
When Jeremy and Aimee Newcomb string up their line in their backyard, their neighbor sometimes asks, "Are you getting ready for the circus?" The East Lampeter Township couple are slacklining, a ...
Phillipe Petit is well-known for his death defying high wire walking between the Twin Towers, across Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower and many other buildings. Aside from the euphora from a successful ...