Welcome
2009 in Review: 2009 was a big year for slacklining. World records were broken again and again as skilled slackliners all over the world found new ways to combine innovative rigging with expert skill. New highlines have been popping up all over the place, and more and more people are getting into the sport. It appears that slackline is starting to go mainstream! University clubs are forming around the United States, and other countries. Climbing gyms have hosted more and more slacklining competitions, and various corporations are starting to embrace highlining as an extreme sport. Films featuring highlining were shown at many notable film festivals including Banff, Boulder Adventure Film Festival, and numerous others. With increased interest in the sport, there is increased profitability, which is really opening the doors for slackliners all around the country.
But away from the commercialized sector of slacklining, some groups of people have been working hard to find pristine highlining areas to rediscover the true essence of slacklining. Whether in the valley of Yosemite, in the canyons of Moab, or perched above the ocean, slackliners are reconnecting with the roots of slacklining to try and understand what moving meditation really is.
We have also been working in many different cities throughout the US to help get slackline legalized. Some places don’t like it when we attach our slacklines to the trees, even when we employ the use of tree protection! This has become a common problem with the popularization of slacklining, but we have been making progress! If you’re having any trouble with slackline access in your town, let us know; maybe we can help!
There is no doubt that 2010 will be another groundbreaking year for the sport. Whether you are into tricklining, highlining, yoga, longlining, or are simply new to these wonderful activities, this year will be filled with progress, imagination and adventures all aided by a small piece of webbing beneath you. So step out on that line, push your limits, and discover what life is truly about! 2010 is a year for discovery, and what better way to experience the world than on a slackline?
Peace and Love,
-Slackline.com Crew
About Slackline.com
Slacklining is the sport of walking a small, flat nylon rope between two points. It is practiced in the backyard, on college campuses and city parks, and even 3000 feet above the ground. Some people do it for fun, others for the obvious athletic benefits, and others still for a meditative purpose, in seeking a higher state of mind. Since slacklining’s development in the late 1970s, slacklining has grown into an international craze, and is a common and popular pastime within the outdoor community.
Slackline.com offers the resources and knowledge base necessary for the reluctant beginner, to an ambitious lifelong expert. Slackline.com is your source for everything slackline. With our knowledgeable and quickly growing online community of slackliners and highliners, anything you could ever want to know about slacklining can be found on our site.
It is our mission to reach out to slackliners across the county and around the world, providing people with articles, resources, trip reports, gear reviews, information and years of slacklining experience. So next time you head out to do some slackin’, remember that Slackline.com is here to help!