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 ...

With their low center of gravity and natural ability to live fearlessly in the present, most kids are quick studies on the slackline. Just look at 14-year-old Alex Mason, who won the inaugural ...

Years ago, alternative sports engagement on the University of Colorado Boulder campus implied tossing a Frisbee across a crowded field, or hacky-sacking oneself into an acrobatic frenzy by the ...

Especially on nice weekends, you’re likely to see them at local parks such as Green Lake, Gas Works or Golden Gardens — barefoot people with flapping arms who seem to be tightrope walking a few feet ...

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 ...

It might not be as dramatic as Phillippe Petit' s death-defying walk between New York City' s World Trade Center Twin Towers in 1974, nor as heady, but slacklining requires mustering the same courage, ...

Slacklining—the sport of walking across a length of nylon webbing strung between two anchor points—is growing in popularity. Substyles include highlining (at least 50 feet above the ground) and ...

I managed to fall off the slackline before I’d even put both feet on it What is it? Walking between two points along a suspended line of webbing. It’s tightrope walking, essentially, but apparently ...

Jake Erlich fastens a rope between two poles at the Central ferry piers late on a Tuesday night. He tests its tautness before leaping, almost theatrically, onto the thin line. He wobbles momentarily ...

Every Wednesday, a dedicated group of slackliners gathers in Al Safa Park, ready to challenge themselves, find balance, and connect with others. What started as a casual way to unwind after work has ...