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. 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
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

How to Slackline!: A Comprehensive Guide to Rigging and Walking Techniques for Tricklines, Longlines, and Highlines

How to Slackline!: A Comprehensive Guide to Rigging and Walking Techniques for Tricklines, Longlines, and Highlines

How to Slackline!: A Comprehensive Guide to Rigging and Walking Techniques for Tricklines, Longlines, and Highlines

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762795956
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 06/18/2013
Series: How To Climb Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 43 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

How to Use This Guide ix

Ethics x

Critical Thinking and Community xi

The History of Slacklining xiii

The Styles of Slacklining xvii

Chapter 1 Finding Your Balance 1

Walk the Line 3

The Four Unbreakable Rules of Slack 8

Slackline Is Not a Crime 13

Community 19

Chapter 2 Slackline Rigging 21

Anatomy of a Slackline 21

Choosing Your Gear 23

Rigging Fundamentals 32

Rigging a Gibbon Slackline 38

Simple Slackline Anchors 51

Rigging a Primitive Line 60

Rigging a Slackline-Specific Pulley Kit 68

Competitive Tricklining: Meet World Champion Andy Lewis 79

Slackline Yoga: Meet the Yoga Slackers 87

Chapter 3 Longlining 93

Intro to Rigging Longlines 93

Understanding Slackline Forces 94

Webbing 97

Longline Hardware 101

Tensioning Longlines 118

Soft-Pointing with the Linegrip and Chain Hoist 126

Chapter 4 Highline Skills 131

Training for Aspiring Highliners 133

Personal Gear 137

Managing Fear 140

Highline Mounts 145

Catching 149

Tying In 154

Chapter 5 Highline Rigging 159

Highline Anchor Building 159

Highlining Efficiently: A Step-by-Step Guide 175

Glossary 183

Knots Index 186

Knot Terminology 186

Guide to Knots 186

Index 191

About the Author 197

About the Photographer 198

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