Events + General »
Waterline on Lake Union
August 27 and 28 we rigged a 70ft slackline between the footbridge and the cape that makes up much of South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Probably a dozen or so different slackers came out, plus a few folks gave it a shot despite never having slacklined. Overall, this line far exceeded my expectations. Between the cool weather of this summer, and the murkiness of the water, I’d expected falling off the line might not be that much fun. The water was great, however, and after their first fall most slackers seemed to find a calming of the nerves and significant progress in tackling the line.At 70ft, made of Type18, and with around 700-800lbs of tension the line was fun but challenging for most to walk. The distraction of the water and flow of adrenaline were the two biggest obstacles, although the adrenaline at least seemed to calm down after the first fall or two into the water.
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Gear »
Camouflage webbing
I was at REI the other day and happened to notice a spool of camouflage webbing in the climbing department. Typically REI is not known for its adventurous webbing selection — Bluewater makes several colors of webbing yet green and purple are consistently the only two the REI stocks (possibly the two most boring [...]
Highline »
Gasworks Midline
Today we rigged the sequel to last year’s Gasworks cityscape post.
Mike and Jeremy delighted tourists, along with a short walk by me (adam). This is flash-slackline at its best! Note, this line carries a lot of risk due to its height (which does not afford a leash). If you put this line up I take [...]
Instructional »
How to Chongo mount a slackline
Chongo mount is a technique employed to get up on the line from the side, primarily used in remounting highlines after a fall, or for any other line from the mantle position (for instance, a 7- or 8-foot-high slackline).
I taught myself to Chongo before I knew what it was, and without any real guidance. [...]
Locations »
Waterline on Lake Union
August 27 and 28 we rigged a 70ft slackline between the footbridge and the cape that makes up much of South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Probably a dozen or so different slackers came out, plus a few folks gave it a shot despite never having slacklined. Overall, this line far exceeded my [...]
Access + Legal »
Slacklining is legal in Seattle parks, once and for all.
The Stranger is running an article on the emerging slackline debacle that kicked off a week or so ago when a security officer stopped me in Cal Anderson park and insisted slacklining was illegal. I posted the details previously, and to briefly summarize: the police were called, slacklining is not illegal, does not (in [...]