Balance at its finest. I started this last fall, but didn't think it could be considered a manipulation. You decide.

Slacklining was invented by some climbers in Yosemite California (climbing capital of the world?), not very long ago. I'm told 30/40 years ago, but I can't find any hard evidence of this.


I had to search for awhile to find a video where they used the same tension system as I do. It's a world cheaper to make than using a 'slack dog', generally used for climbing, but a little harder to set up. Also, regarding the video above, their line doesn't have near enough tension that it should. Its not throwing them around at all.


Any questions on slacklining? How to do it? How to start out? Let me know.

I should've posted this awhile ago, haha.

what the hell? thats pretty cool. Looks hard though. doesnt it hurt your feet or is it a soft material of chord or something?

looks pretty fun, but i would have no idea how to start this.... i live in a neighborhood... i barely have a back yard, much less trees... so i wouldnt be able to set anything up like that ....

There's definitely plenty of potential in this manipulation. I bet it would look awesome if you did some sweet dance moves up there.

Even if it was a soft cord it would still hurt your feet just because the like digging into your feet...

There's definitely plenty of potential (for injury) in this manipulation.

and they use climbing webbing, which is made out backpack strap material, so it is flat and will not hurt because it is about an inch or maybe inch and a half wide.

Correct, but more specifically, its tubular nylon webbing. Which is very soft, actually.

The only thing you can get injured from, after some practice, is falling. The ground is unforgivable. Before you get good, though, you have to worry about the line snapping back up when you fall and hitting you in the leg, thigh, arms, or worse, your manhood.

Strat, I don't have any area near me that I can set up between two trees either. But now that you have a car, you can do what I do, and drive to a park or something.

Oh, and all you need to start slacklining is two pieces of tubular nylon webbing (preferably 1"), 1 piece at about 10 feet, and the other approximately 30-50 feet, depending on how long you'll set your line up. Then 4 carabiners to hold your tension system.

If anyone is interested, I can write out instructions on how to set up a line, the cheapest, and safest way.

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do it.