Slacklining

Balancing sport on a flat nylon webbing anchored between two points — tricks, distance and highline formats.

👥1 per team🌤outdoor
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What is Slacklining?

Slacklining is a balance sport in which the athlete walks and performs tricks on a length of flat nylon webbing anchored between two points. Modern disciplines include trickline (jumps and spins on a low, tensioned line), longline (walking hundreds of metres), waterline (over water) and highline (rigged high above the ground with a leash).

Quick facts

Category

Adventure & Extreme Sports

Type

Individual

Players

1 per team

Where played

outdoor

Country of origin

🇺🇸 United States

Estimated origin

1980s Yosemite Valley climbing culture

Olympic

No

Popularity

major

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-20.verified