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tcormack
Jan 29, 2006, 8:52 PM
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Ive heard of people doing tricks and things on a slackline. What are some of the things that the good slackliners do when they can walk the line consistently?
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v_nuthin_ace
Jan 29, 2006, 9:15 PM
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kneel on it
backflip dismounts
yoga poses
walk backwards
no hands
lie down flat on your back and stand back up again
catch air (jump really high near the anchor and land it on the line)
jumping 180's and 360's
i've seen the thinker pose done on a highline
crazy leg (the Shawn Snyder, shakes the line violently with only one foot on the line)
lemur leap (ala Dean Potter) bounce the line and jump forward with one big leap and a couple quick steps to set up for the next bounce
multiple hoolahoops while walking the line
frisbee on the line
juggling on the line
tandem walking with a pass--two passing walkers start from opposite ends of the same line
jumping mounts, leap from the ground and mount the line
surfing the line ---working it back and forth with sideways footing
the possibilities are endless, and all the above are currently being done by several professional highliners and lowliners and many amateurss too
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v_nuthin_ace
Jan 29, 2006, 9:23 PM
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we should stick to the thread topic though?
more tricks.
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v_nuthin_ace
Jan 29, 2006, 9:53 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: the possibilities are endless, and all the above are currently being done by several professional highliners and lowliners and many amateurss too profesional slackliners??? who are these people you speak of and how does one arrange this? I am interested to learn more
Darrin Carterwas the first pro highliner/slackliner, making big $$ for free solos for tv several years ago, and putting slacking in the Guinness Book of World Records
Dean Potter has also done some very professional shoots, and walks worthy of much respect.
As for more tricks: Corbin likes to dangle from his knees upside down in the midle of a highline to "feel" all the exposure.
Shawn walks lowlines blindfolded.
Dylan walks backwards, and no hands at the same time.
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cliffhanger9
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Jan 30, 2006, 3:52 PM
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getting paid to walk backwards no hands - easy enough - where do i sign up?
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outsider0409
Feb 1, 2006, 12:49 AM
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What do mean "no hands?" Isn't a slackline normally handless.
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