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Highline Access in Smith Rock State Park

Posted on by Mark Warren
As the crown jewel of highlining within the Pacific Northwest, Smith Rock State Park has a lot to offer, with dozens of established highlines, fantastic accessibility, stunning scenery, and a vibrant and highly active community regularly found pushing their limits within the park. (more…)
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Webbing slippage and tie-offs in highline rigging

Posted on by Ben Donnelly
Guest Post by Ben Donnelly Recently, Shane Hickman posted some photos [PHOTOS 1 & 2] from the Poudre Canyon Highline which sparked an important discussion about: tail tie offs and weblock slippage; the need for pretension in shorter highlines; and general safety concerns when it comes to highline festivals. The Facebook post can be found here. There is some really good i...
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2015 SAIR Analysis Published – Slackline Accident and Incident Report

Posted on by Slackline US
SAIR Analysis 2015 Since the fall of 2014, the International Slackline Association has been gathering information about slackline related incidents and injuries including falls from a slackline, rigging errors, gear malfunction, and near miss incidents. This information has been gathered through the Slackline Accident and Incident Report form on our website (EN, DE, PR, FR lan...
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