What’s slacklining?

Slacklining is a sport that relies on balance and concentration. The slackliners in Inbound Movement’s community range from beginners to experts. 

It involves suspending a soft and stretchy 1 to 2-inch nylon webbing between two anchor points, usually trees or posts. Slacklines can be set up anywhere from a few inches off the ground to hundreds of feet above it.

The slackliner then walks slowly along the webbing while remaining calm and focused. 

Though slacklining has its roots in rock climbing in Yosemite Park in the 1980s, it’s since exploded into a variety of disciplines around the world.  

What’s highlining?

Highlining is an extreme sport that takes slacklines to new heights. Literally. 

A highline is suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, usually across clifftops, where the highliner attempts to cross. 

Though highliners and viewers get a rush of adrenaline, the sport has a strong safety record. All highliners are securely harnessed to the line, and the line is rigged with multiple backup systems.

Highlining is the perfect combination of adrenaline, safety, and physical and mental strength.

If you’re in Squamish, see if you can spot any of the Inbound’s highliners teetering at the top of the Chief’s North Gully.