How to Slackline!
A Comprehensive Guide to Rigging and Walking Techniques for Tricklines, Longlines, and Highlines
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2013
224 pages
978-0-7627-9595-6 (ISBN)
Description
Originating in the climbing world, slacklining is the act of balancing along a narrow, flexible piece of webbing that has been anchored between two stable objects. How to Slackline! covers the short history of slacklining and the sport's rapid growth since the advent of the Gibbon Trickline, which brought slacklining to enthusiasts outside the climbing community. The book includes detailed methods for building tricklines (low lines used for jumping tricks), longlines (low lines where the goal is to walk as long as possible), and highlines (slacklines rigged high between cliffs using climbing gear). Technique chapters cover the skills needed to practice all types of slacklining. How To Slackline! is the definitive resource on the emerging sport of slacklining, written by Hayley Ashburn, a top expert in the field, and accompanied by Scott Rogers' stunning color photography.
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How to Slackline!
A Comprehensive Guide To Rigging And Walking Techniques For Tricklines, Longlines, And Highlines
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Hayley Ashburn earned the title of Women's World Champion at the World Cup Slackline Competition in Munich, Germany. She is also the founder of the Women's Slackline Group at Colorado State University-Boulder. She lives in Moab, Utah.
Content
- How To Slackline!
- Contents
- Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- Ethics
- Critical Thinking and Community
- The History of Slacklining
- The Styles of Slacklining
- Chapter One: Finding Your Balance
- Walk the Line
- The Four Unbreakable Rules of Slack
- Slackline Is Not a Crime
- Community
- Chapter Two: Slackline Rigging
- Anatomy of a Slackline
- Choosing Your Gear
- Rigging Fundamentals
- Rigging a Gibbon Slackline
- Simple Slackline Anchors
- Rigging a Primitive Line
- Rigging a Slackline-Specific Pulley Kit
- Competitive Tricklining: Meet World Champion Andy Lewis
- Slackline Yoga: Meet the YogaSlackers
- Chapter Three: Longlining
- Intro to Rigging Longlines
- Understanding Slackline Forces
- Webbing
- Longline Hardware
- Tensioning Longlines
- Soft-Pointing with the Linegrip and Chain Hoist
- Chapter Four: Highline Skills
- Training for Aspiring Highliners
- Personal Gear
- Managing Fear
- Highline Mounts
- Catching
- Tying In
- Chapter Five: Highline Rigging
- Highline Anchor Building
- Highlining Efficiently: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Glossary
- Knots Index
- Knot Terminology
- Guide to Knots
- Index
- About the Author
- About the Photographer
