Official Slacklining Thread

@John18_6

Slacking is the shit!

I dig my primitive line and can still get down with the ratchet line too. Also got a 100m longline that I occasionally rig in bowl shaped parks with a linegrip and the primitive line at my pulley system because I'm cheap.

Highline experience is minimal but that's mainly because there's not much of a slack scene in my town and the gear to do it right is so so expensive (you don't want to cheap out on stuff that your life depends on). My record is only 3 steps on a highline but I'd like to get past that soon, just haven't been on a line within my skill level since 2016.

Still I've gotten out on some pretty epic lines thanks to the group Minnslack in my state, last July they rigged a 1150ft line over a lake. Lemme tell you, the leash fall was like falling into a cloud. It was a dream.

Here's a crazy line at Palisade Head that the Minnslack guys have been working on, shoutout to my homie Michael who finally sent the line without a fall after 3 years of attempting!

My biggest piece of advice for anyone getting into slacklining: just do it, then keep doing it, and do it a lot.

john18061806Slacking is the shit!

I dig my primitive line and can still get down with the ratchet line too. Also got a 100m longline that I occasionally rig in bowl shaped parks with a linegrip and the primitive line at my pulley system because I'm cheap.

Highline experience is minimal but that's mainly because there's not much of a slack scene in my town and the gear to do it right is so so expensive (you don't want to cheap out on stuff that your life depends on). My record is only 3 steps on a highline but I'd like to get past that soon, just haven't been on a line within my skill level since 2016.

Still I've gotten out on some pretty epic lines thanks to the group Minnslack in my state, last July they rigged a 1150ft line over a lake. Lemme tell you, the leash fall was like falling into a cloud. It was a dream.

Here's a crazy line at Palisade Head that the Minnslack guys have been working on, shoutout to my homie Michael who finally sent the line without a fall after 3 years of attempting!

My biggest piece of advice for anyone getting into slacklining: just do it, then keep doing it, and do it a lot.

Is it hard to balance with your massive balls hanging down?

Wowww! Compared to that I'm definitely just getting into it. My "highline set up" was a 30ft line 40ft up in a tree with leash and harness. Compared to yours, mines nothing. My friend and I just ordered a 90ft line and looking send some spots out on Lake George. There is definitely no scene right now in Upstate NY, but getting some freinds into it.
Any advice on a longline/highline rig? We were just gunna do rei webbing/carebiner and tie off at the end.

john18061806Slacking is the shit!

I dig my primitive line and can still get down with the ratchet line too. Also got a 100m longline that I occasionally rig in bowl shaped parks with a linegrip and the primitive line at my pulley system because I'm cheap.

Highline experience is minimal but that's mainly because there's not much of a slack scene in my town and the gear to do it right is so so expensive (you don't want to cheap out on stuff that your life depends on). My record is only 3 steps on a highline but I'd like to get past that soon, just haven't been on a line within my skill level since 2016.

Still I've gotten out on some pretty epic lines thanks to the group Minnslack in my state, last July they rigged a 1150ft line over a lake. Lemme tell you, the leash fall was like falling into a cloud. It was a dream.

Here's a crazy line at Palisade Head that the Minnslack guys have been working on, shoutout to my homie Michael who finally sent the line without a fall after 3 years of attempting!

My biggest piece of advice for anyone getting into slacklining: just do it, then keep doing it, and do it a lot.

icecoastlapzWowww! Compared to that I'm definitely just getting into it. My "highline set up" was a 30ft line 40ft up in a tree with leash and harness. Compared to yours, mines nothing. My friend and I just ordered a 90ft line and looking send some spots out on Lake George. There is definitely no scene right now in Upstate NY, but getting some freinds into it.
Any advice on a longline/highline rig? We were just gunna do rei webbing/carebiner and tie off at the end.

I sent you a PM. Some of what you said above is very incorrect.

icecoastlapzWowww! Compared to that I'm definitely just getting into it. My "highline set up" was a 30ft line 40ft up in a tree with leash and harness. Compared to yours, mines nothing. My friend and I just ordered a 90ft line and looking send some spots out on Lake George. There is definitely no scene right now in Upstate NY, but getting some freinds into it.
Any advice on a longline/highline rig? We were just gunna do rei webbing/carebiner and tie off at the end.

Never, EVER, clip in to a line with a carabiner. NEVER use a ratchet line for a highline (what I'm assuming). NEVER secure yourself with just one piece of webbing.

YOU WILL DIE if you do and that's not just a chance of death, its a guarantee.

There is a crazy amount of knowledge and experience that goes into rigging a safe highline and the gear can be expensive. I'd recommend reaching out and trying to find slacklining groups in your state so you can find some other slackliners to go highline with that have the proper gear and rigging experience that can be passed on to you.

Here's a little video that gives an overview of highline rigging but it's very minimal.
https://youtu.be/0R2RuLpAvbI

I want you to stay safe. For the sake of yourself, your family, and the slackline community as a whole. There have only been 2 deaths from highlining ever and it should stay that way- one death was someone who clipped to the line with a locking carabiner thinking it would work.

When it comes to highlinig: do it right or you'll never do it again.

Thanks for the advice, we definitely werent gunna do it that way again. We will reach out to some more experienced people.

john18061806Never, EVER, clip in to a line with a carabiner. NEVER use a ratchet line for a highline (what I'm assuming). NEVER secure yourself with just one piece of webbing.

YOU WILL DIE if you do and that's not just a chance of death, its a guarantee.

There is a crazy amount of knowledge and experience that goes into rigging a safe highline and the gear can be expensive. I'd recommend reaching out and trying to find slacklining groups in your state so you can find some other slackliners to go highline with that have the proper gear and rigging experience that can be passed on to you.

Here's a little video that gives an overview of highline rigging but it's very minimal.
https://youtu.be/0R2RuLpAvbI

I want you to stay safe. For the sake of yourself, your family, and the slackline community as a whole. There have only been 2 deaths from highlining ever and it should stay that way- one death was someone who clipped to the line with a locking carabiner thinking it would work.

When it comes to highlinig: do it right or you'll never do it again.

Oh yeah, go hit up @slackchat_censored on IG for some very dank and niche slackline memes.

icecoastlapzInterested if there are any slackliners on Newschoolers. I started the hobby last year and set up my first highline in the fall. Looking to get into it even more this summer and its a great activity durring quarantine too.
Have any advice on gear, highlining, rodeo lines, flow vs classic, sick stories, ect, talk about it!

**This thread was edited on Apr 26th 2020 at 8:10:02pm

Yea, I have a huge story for you here. Smith Rock Highline fest. It's long, but you have time!




https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/945415/Slacker-s-Movie-Smith-Rock-Highline-Fest-2014-Saturday-Sept--6th

Idk if y’all are still active. I just got into slacklining thinking it would be good training for skiing. Is that correct? Also I am a little lost in progression. I can butt bounce. Not sure where I should go from there.

nickssucksIdk if y’all are still active. I just got into slacklining thinking it would be good training for skiing. Is that correct? Also I am a little lost in progression. I can butt bounce. Not sure where I should go from there.

Balance is balance. Some of the best skiers I ever saw walk the lines as well. It will be great for anything. If you look toward the end of my video above, you can see a bit of the bounce Yoga stuff on a line. Like skiing, it takes a lot of time to get good at.
Here,look at 46:50


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/945415/Slacker-s-Movie-Smith-Rock-Highline-Fest-2014-Saturday-Sept--6th