How to slackline! a comprehensive guide to rigging and walking techniques for tricklines, longlines, and highlines

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. The book includes detailed methods for building tricklines (low lines used for jumping tricks), longlines (low lines where the goal is t...

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Main Author: Ashburn, Hayley
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut ; Helena, Montana : FalconGuides, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2013]
Series:How to climb series.
Falcon guide.
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Summary: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. 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.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xxii, 196 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780762784998
0762784997
Author Notes:Hayley Ashburn, a top expert in the field of slacklining, earned the tide of Women's World Champion at the 2010 World Cup Slackline Competition in Munich, Germany. Scott Rogers is a slackliner, BASE jumper, and outdoor photographer. Both live in Moab, Utah.