Slack Science

Background Over the past few months I have been slowly studying the effects of shockloading as they pertain to highline anchors. I have been examining the effects of anchor extension...

Introduction Slacklining, and Longlining especially, are very gear intensive sports. It can take quite a while to set up a line if you are not fully prepared as there are...

Introduction Over the past few weeks I have been getting quite a few inquires about the Edelrid Eddy and how sometimes people cannot detension their line very easily. Today I would like...

Introduction Anyone who has longlined in high winds knows that the wind can cause subject serious vibrations and sinusoidal oscillations to the line, especially without wind dampeners. Although the oscillations...

Introduction I have been slacklining for almost 7 years right now and still some of my favorite webbings are threaded models. I think my all time favorite is 1" Threaded Slack-Spec...

Introduction The following article will briefly cover the topic of posture and proper body position when slacklining in different disciplines ranging from dynamic tricklining to more static things like simply...

Introduction Progressing in the world of slacklining can sometimes be a very daunting thing. When you see how much equipment is required to setup a longline, it can be a...

Introduction So now that we know how to pack our bags at home such that the rigging process is super smooth and without interruption, and we can efficiently rig our longlines using the properly...

Introduction When rigging your longline, have you ever found yourself having to go back and forth between your two anchor points multiple times? These extraneous trips back and forth between...

Introduction Setting up a slackline can sometimes be a daunting task, especially as you get into longer and longer lines. You almost have to devote an entire day just to...

Introduction Some slackliners believe that for a given tension the amount of sag subjected to a slackline from a slackliner will remain the same regardless of the type of webbing...

Introduction Have you ever been in the situation where you have pulled all that you can out of your pulley system, but the line is still not tight enough? When...