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Why slacklining is such a fine balancing act

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Why slacklining is such a fine balancing act
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30/06/2025 09:00 ‧ 6 hours ago | StarsInsider

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Slacklining is a relatively recent addition to the portfolio of extreme sports. At its simplest, it's a recreational activity where a person balances or walks along a narrow band of webbing rigged between two fixed points and raised off the floor. Slacklines become more far difficult to traverse the higher they're set, at an elevation where a fall would be dangerous. Yet there are people who take this challenging discipline to a whole new level by doing just that. These are the highliners who walk the line with their lives in the balance. So, could you become a slackliner?

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