Slacklining

[shnu]

hola ladies,

i was wondering if anyone of you ever tried slacklining? is it popular in North America as it has its roots in the Yosemite Valley (yeah i know. it's just a itsy-bitsy part of the continent ? i think it becomes more and more popular in europe, not only among climbers. looks pretty hard in the beginning, but i also think, that it is good for your balance (is it the right word???) and coordination.

 

[Kimmyt]

It is pretty popular here in the climbing community. I have tried it a few times but haven't had much success, plus I have a huge fear of breaking my ankle. Down at the Red at Miguel's they have a permanent low and hi slackline setup.


I have much respect for folks who can do it well!

 

[sibhusky]

My daughter does it all the time down in Bozeman. For those on Facebook, I've tried to post a photo on my profile, but someone else took it, so not sure you'll be able to see it.

 

[tradygirl]

We used to have one in our backyard. I was getting OK at it, but I was also scared of hurting an ankle. It's a good time waster at camp or while you're waiting for the steak to grill. :D

We always used to rig ours with old webbing, knots, and a bunch of old carabiners, but I know there's some professional kits out there that make setting it up a lot easier!

 

[SnowHot]

Sib, I looked at your picture and would love to post it with your permission.
I had no idea what slacklining was. I'm impressed and intrigued!
It would definitely get me past my fear of small air.

 

[sibhusky]

I'll link in another one as well. The second one is my daughter "doing battle" with her ex-boyfriend (they're still buddies).

However, one story. Another kid was doing this, had a cellphone in his shorts pocket, a pocket down along his leg. Fell off, landed somehow on the cellphone and it caused a lot of blood vessels to rupture. They had to open him up before the pressure got too great and damaged his muscles. Took out a 300cc hematoma. That was last October. He wasn't supposed to ski until February, but he's on the US Telemark Team and I saw him out there in December.

 

[SnowHot]

Sibs, daughter:
How cool is this?

 

[vanhoskier]

Sweet! I've seen articles on it in climbing mags. That pic is cool!

 

[Kimmyt]

Nice! The closest I've gotten to being able to do it is keeping one finger on the top of The Boy's head as I walked. Of course, this one was about 5 feet up so it was quite daunting if you fell!

 

[Jenny]

I've seen pictures of a guy doing yoga like this, too.