On May 2, at the tourist site of Dzhurla (Crimea), we noticed a group of guys having fun in a very unusual way. They stretched a wide sling (strong tape) between the trees and tried to walk on it a meter above the ground. It didn't work out very well, but the audience was happy and even excited.
We watched this show a little more and moved on.
It would all have ended there, but yesterday, quite by accident, I came across an article that explained a lot.
It turns out that we witnessed not some kind of misunderstanding, but a real slackline (possibly one of the first in Crimea).
Slackline - walking and acrobatics on a tight line. As it turned out, it is now very fashionable, primarily in America, but gradually people are learning about slacklining here too.
What is the “fun” of this sport (or should I say extreme sport)? How is slacklining different from tightrope walking? To be honest, I have not yet fully understood these issues. As far as I understand, there are two main directions: highline and acrobatics (regular slackline).
Highliners have fun walking on a line at high altitudes. In this way they cross abysses and canyons and other bottomless obstacles. Naturally, insurance is used. The sling is pulled tight.
But acrobats don’t pull the line too tight. She springs under her feet, walks from side to side. You can even jump on it like on a trampoline.
To lighten up my attempts to analyze slacklaning a little, here are a few photos (from the website www.slacklinebrothers.com). Perhaps it will be clearer this way.