Picture a thin band of slightly loose nylon webbing strung between two trees. Then imagine balancing, bouncing, flipping and tightrope walking on it. Welcome to the world of slacklining, an adventure ...

Years ago, alternative sports engagement on the University of Colorado Boulder campus implied tossing a Frisbee across a crowded field, or hacky-sacking oneself into an acrobatic frenzy by the ...

Check out 2012 Fairview High grad Justin Wagers, a professional slackliner for Gibbin Slacklines, making it all look easy at http://youtube.com/user/jwage23. As ...

Slacklining is similar to tightroping, but it is on a thicker strap and the line is much looser. It originated in the 1980s, and was created by circus performers. It saw mainstream growth in the 2000s ...

A small group of friends in the Vancouver area are at the forefront of slacklining, a burgeoning subculture that's pushing a fringe sport to ever-greater heights and distances. "While I'm out there, ...

If you’ve ever hung around college quads, climbing crags, or even public parks, you’ve probably seen someone walk barefoot, arms flailing for balance, across a one-inch-wide line of taut nylon webbing ...

Slacklining, Fire & Ice - 4K showcases an extraordinary balance performance set against dramatic elements of fire and ice.

Two German athletes, Friedi Kuehne and Lukas Irmler, set a new world record in slacklining. They walked a slackline suspended between two hot air balloons. The height was 2,500 meters. This broke ...

A world champion slackliner has become the first person to cross the Strait of Messina by foot, covering a distance of more than 3 km along a strip of material less than an inch wide. Jaan Roose, 32, ...

Alex Mason started professionally slacklining in 2011, and has since racked up dozens of achievements competing everywhere from Salt Lake City to Austria. His biggest win this summer: First place at ...