Reposting here because I am also interested in slackline/tightrope/high wire walking. Based on my research though so far I am inclined to go directly for a tightrope, but I am open to any and all suggestions and advice.

Someone i know is offering me to buy this 100 meter spider edge long line from him for 150 usd.

Problem is... i dont know anything about long lines, i only do up to about 30 meters and mainly trickline with rachets.

I dont really know what tensionimg gear i should buy or how much would it cost. Im assuming i need primitive as i want a somewhat budget friendly option, but i dont even really know what that includs or where should i buy it from.

Any help is greatly apriciated 😁🤟

Me and my friend have been slacklining constantly for a while now and are very interested in highlining. I was just wondering if there are any slackers that highline in the Birmingham area that are willing to have me and my friend tag along to learn how to highline safely, in exchange for gas money, helping hike gear, or just to make some new friends.

Have no idea how to actually get involved with high lining. Should I try and find people doing it or am I meant to just figure out how to set it up and buy all my own equipment. Would love advice

If anyone has slack lined on both the Cypher Trickster and the Gibbon Jib Line, how would you compare? Looking for an upgrade from the Gibbon Classic Line so I can do some tricks like the chest bounce and butt bounce.

Hello,

I have pretty bad plantar fasciitis. Have had it for most of my life. Calf stretches, custom insoles, every store brand/bought insole under the sun, and every comfort/running/walking shoe under the sun has been tried, in terms of mitigation or relief. Mentioning this to say I don't know if I can realistically attempt to learn while barefoot, due to my weak feet muscles.

I'm considering a larger than my actual shoe size and wide rock climbing shoe (larger meaning more overall space, as I know the point of fitted climbing shoes is to have a curl/slightly cramped fit in the shoe to aid in the grip and traction as you scale walls or rocks), but am unsure if that's too convoluted of an option and I should be looking for a different shoe entirely. I've never worn things like vivobarefoot, fivefingers, or innov8, again, because zero drop shoes would just murder my feet if worn for every day wear, but am curious to know if those have been suitable for others who also have feet issues as they practiced on their slacklines.

Thanks for any insight offered.

I'm trying to find good sellers for slacklines and tree protection. Does anyone have suggestions?

I received the board and the balance pole as a gift a couple years ago, and I was excited to start using it! I know there is a learning curve, so I downloaded the app and put my board in a prominent place so I would be able to do short sessions several times a day. I am in my late 40‘S, female, and I don’t currently do any cardio workouts, but I am in generally very good health. After 2 weeks, I still was unable to stand on it for even one full second (with the pole, without the pole, holding on to a counter for support, not touching anything, etc). It was a horrible experience so I out it away for a while. I still want to improve my balance, so since then, I have gone back to training a few times but with similar or worse results. I have the one line board and usually stand with one foot in front of the other (whichever foot is first does not seem to matter to me). Occasionally I will try to stand sideways, but again, there is no difference in my ability to do it or improve. this also seems to have no impact, but I have tried to train with bare feet, socks only, and trainers. I am stubborn and u want to do this, but do some people just never “get” it?

This was my first ever send and flash of any highline

I was tightening my slackline and I ended up wrapping way too much material around it.
I can’t move it either direction. Managed to pry the first two layers apart from each other but no real progress is made because I have another 40 feet of webbing to muscle through…

Any suggestions?

I've been getting into highlining/slacklinking the last few years in the US, but I recently moved to Madrid. I'd love to connect with any slack community here but I don't know where to look. If anyone has contacts in Spain/Madrid or ideas where to look, I'd love to meet people!

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Acabo de mudarme a Madrid desde el EEUU. Llevo unos años practicando highline/slackline. Me gustaría conectar con la comunidad de slack aquí en España, pero no sé donde buscar para conocer gente. Si alguien conoce a alguien en España o Madrid, o tiene ideas donde podría buscar, me encantaría conocer a otros practicantes!

Do you agree? What trick did we miss?

Full video here: https://youtu.be/sjH0N10pEVg?si=HTX7WHyFOpQivfCM

I bought a Geele Slackboard. It arrived with the slackline already tensioned—perhaps it was a returned item that they ended up selling to me? My problem is that I tension the line using the wooden stick and practice for a minute, but then the line loses its full tension. Is it possible that a part is missing, preventing it from staying secure? It’s no fun this way :-(

That hurt...