L'arte della Slackline

This book is first of all a guide for those who want to follow the path of slacklining in all its forms, from trickline to longline to highline. It aims to be a point of reference for those who enter this world, even "alone", and feel the need to learn the right techniques. In fact, slacklining requires knowledge of assembly techniques, correct use of materials, as well as small tricks to know to avoid making mistakes or getting hurt. All the basics of this discipline are concentrated in this work and you can also find many practical tips in addition to the techniques for performing the first tricks, but also those for walking on longlines and highlines. “Slacklining”, or the art of walking on a “slackline” (literally, loose line) comes from the United States, more precisely from California. Here, in the early 1980s, Adam Grosowsky and Jeff Ellington began, as a pastime, to train balance on ropes, chains, and later ribbons. Perhaps, unknowingly, they were creating the epicenter for a new discipline, which would spread throughout the world. If you consider that the world record in 2005 was a hundred metres, and that today the 100 meters is the first major goal for a beginner who dedicates himself to longlining, one can easily deduce the enormous leap in level that this sport has had. in the last ten years.