When Jeremy and Aimee Newcomb string up their line in their backyard, their neighbor sometimes asks, "Are you getting ready for the circus?" The East Lampeter Township couple are slacklining, a ...

Slacklining is basically walking or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing tensioned between two anchors. This can be done easily at public parks by tying the webbing around two trees or ...

With their low center of gravity and natural ability to live fearlessly in the present, most kids are quick studies on the slackline. Just look at 14-year-old Alex Mason, who won the inaugural ...

Especially on nice weekends, you’re likely to see them at local parks such as Green Lake, Gas Works or Golden Gardens — barefoot people with flapping arms who seem to be tightrope walking a few feet ...

Slacklining—the sport of walking across a length of nylon webbing strung between two anchor points—is growing in popularity. Substyles include highlining (at least 50 feet above the ground) and ...

It’s become a common sight in sun-drenched Seattle parks: outdoorsy types balancing on what looks like a wide, flat tightrope strung between two carefully padded trees. It’s called “slacklining,” and ...

When slacklining, choose carefully the trees between which you want to suspend your line. Sure, any sturdy old one can more than handle your human weight, but only a friendly one will offer you snacks ...