A Guidebook with the most beautiful Highline Spots
CONTINUE READING Highline Spots: Switzerland 1 min read
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Highlining blog posts, on events, projects, tips and more.
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10 typical highline mistakes beginners make
Here you can find a list of some of the most common highline mistakes beginners make. We put together this list, hoping that fewer people will make them in the future. So if you are getting ready for your first highline, then you should definitely watch this video! And also in case that you are […]
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Learn Highline: Basic lessons & Tips
Here you can find a lot of useful lessons to learn highline . If you are a Highline Beginner or an advanced highliner we have some tutorials to offer. In case that you have never tried and you want to learn basic skills to get ready for that adventure, then you should definitely check the following section: How to get ready for Highlining: […]
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Highline Freestyle Tutorials
Here you can find many Highline Freestyle tutorials to help you in the learning process. Even for Slackline Beginners we have prepared a few lessons. Beside each video you find a short description and the difficulty of each trick. Try to aim for a new highline freestyle trick in each highline session and you will become a […]
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Highline Freestyle Tension: how to reach the sweet spot?
Loose and tight slacklines To perform Highline Freestyle tricks it is important to have the right tension. When the slackline is too loose it won’t give you the necessary energy to do your tricks. The highline would feel powerless and surfy. If the line is too tight, then you’ll easily get the necessary pop but […]
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How to get ready for Highline: basics and recommendations
Highlining used to be an extreme sport back in 2015. Only very few people managed to take that step from slacklining in the park to balancing above the void. The knowledge about highlining was very limited and also the gear was simply not optimized back then. But a lot has changed and we decided to […]
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How to rig a highline
Disclaimer – You highline at your own risk One thing first: Highlining is a potentially dangerous sport. Accidents don’t happen too often, but if a mistake is made when setting up the highline, it can be fatal in the worst case. The tips you will find here on how to rig a highline are not […]
CONTINUE READING How to rig a highline 9 min read
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Breaking Strength of Figure-8 Knots in Slackline Webbings
Figure-8 knots are sometimes being used as backup knots in highline rigs. Basically every highliner knows how to tie a figure-8 and therefore the probability of human flaw is minimized. Additionally, it is easy to adjust in length and therefore the backup can be tied in exactly the right length needed. But is the knot […]
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Testing the breaking strength of a Permanent highline setup
The highline permanent setup In February 2021 we rigged a 75 long permanent highline setup in Stans, Switzerland. This slackline was south-exposed and there was almost no shade – it was permanently exposed to UV radiation when the sun was shining. The highline was up for 7 and a half months straight. This also means […]
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Highline Humping: what is it and why does it happen?
In slacklining, humping describes a back and forth movement of the line. This mainly occurs in a long and stretchy highline. The word “humping” literally means “having sex”. And when the movement occurs, the slackliner will understand where this expression comes from… Why does highline humping occur? The reason for highline humping is simple physics. […]