Slackline: walking on a tightrope free

Slacklining, also strophomenida or walking on the free rope (eng. slackline - translation of slack: slack, weak; line: line) — a type of kanatharana, when the rope loose and deviates significantly from a straight line not only down under the force of gravity, but in both directions, due to the efforts of the balancer. Unlike walking a tightrope is that instead of trying to keep the center of gravity over the rope balancer needs the feet to bring the rope under the center of gravity of your body.

Slacklining is a good way to develop balance and concentration, which can be useful in other sports disciplines.

Springy design will test coordination, to master jumps, flips, moonwalk and more.

History of slackline started in the Yosemite valley(California) in the early 80s, where Adam Grosovsky and Jeff Ellington started walking on enclosing the Park circuits.

Next was a specially tensioned slack slings and the idea quickly spread among climbers in the valley, and then around the world.

Slacklining is a sport and active recreation, with the development of the skills, just walking can turn into running, jumping and other acrobatic stunts.

For slackline as a rope is usually used nylon tape width 2.5-6 cm or a thin wire, rope, a metal wire (3-6 mm) in diameter.

Ropes of larger mass are less suitable, as they are more difficult to quickly bring the center of gravity of your body.

Lachlan divided into three types: trickin or lolin, waterline, Highline.

Tricklin/Lowlin (Tricklining/Lowlining): the line is placed at a small height above the ground or water. Due to the small height of the balancer can do without insurance.

Waterlin (Waterlining): normal slackline above the water surface. Becoming more popular, especially in the summer.

Highline (Highlining): kind of a slackline when sling is stretched high above the ground or water. For this it is preferable to use insurance.

The highest Highline Record on the altitude of 1000 meters was set by Christian Shaw(Christian Schou) on August 3, 2006 in Kjerag, Norway.

The longest slackline Record for a length of 203 meters was installed March 16, 2009 by Stefan Yunhanam(Stefan Junghannß) from Dresden, Germany. Stefan broke his own 171-meter record set July 1, 2008.