{"id":47652,"date":"2012-09-27T05:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T11:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=47652"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:00:17","slug":"slacklining-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=47652","title":{"rendered":"Slacklining in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve not encountered slacklining until Vancouver, where it a common sight in parks and on beaches. Basically, a slackline is a nylon webbing anchored between two points — usually trees. It looks like tightrope walking but is much bouncier. Variations on the theme include tricklining, waterlining, highlining, and yogalining.<\/p>\n

The community of slackliners in Vancouver is small and they greet each other with gusto and tips; those who are new are warmly welcomed. It’s as much social as it is skill and Meetups are popping up all over the city. This is how I came to be walking on a slackline at Second Beach.<\/p>\n

It looks easy — but it’s really hard. I thought that I had pretty good balance after years of yoga… but instead, I got a workout, thanks to Xavier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rather than write about it, I created a video<\/a>. For more information, check out this video on tricklining<\/a> and this one showing highlining<\/a> in Europe. <\/p>\n