coldclimb
May-24-2008, 09:35 PM
Kelsey dropped us a line last weekend and mentioned he was in town, so we went down to the park for some slacklining fun. Haven't posted slacking shots in a while, evidently I need to work a little less and play a little more! :D
The first line we set up is referred to as a "midline." This is somewhere between a "lowline" and a "highline," a dangerous medium where you're often too high to
land a fall safely, but too low to use a leash or other safety mechanisms. This really is the most dangerous form of slacklining, even if your mind screams otherwise when you try to take a step on a highline, 400 feet up.
We mitigated our danger by rigging in a playground, with nice soft landings. :D Here's Kelsey's feet.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline01.jpg
One shot of ME shot by either my lovely wife Tracy, or Kelsey or Richard.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline02.jpg
Kelsey doesn't seem eager...
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline04.jpg
But he laces up and steps out anyway. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline05.jpg
OOPS! :rofl The rest of this sequence is almost as good. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline07.jpg
Richard steps up and gives it a shot.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline08.jpg
Kelsey's feet again, and the line.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline09.jpg
Kelsey had been climbing all weekend, and the aftermath was really beat up hands, which of course all climbers appreciate. Tracy checks out the destruction.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline10.jpg
Later on we rigged a lowline for some more relaxing fun late into the evening. Here's Richard, experiencing the agony of defeat. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline12.jpg
The first line we set up is referred to as a "midline." This is somewhere between a "lowline" and a "highline," a dangerous medium where you're often too high to
land a fall safely, but too low to use a leash or other safety mechanisms. This really is the most dangerous form of slacklining, even if your mind screams otherwise when you try to take a step on a highline, 400 feet up.
We mitigated our danger by rigging in a playground, with nice soft landings. :D Here's Kelsey's feet.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline01.jpg
One shot of ME shot by either my lovely wife Tracy, or Kelsey or Richard.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline02.jpg
Kelsey doesn't seem eager...
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline04.jpg
But he laces up and steps out anyway. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline05.jpg
OOPS! :rofl The rest of this sequence is almost as good. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline07.jpg
Richard steps up and gives it a shot.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline08.jpg
Kelsey's feet again, and the line.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline09.jpg
Kelsey had been climbing all weekend, and the aftermath was really beat up hands, which of course all climbers appreciate. Tracy checks out the destruction.
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline10.jpg
Later on we rigged a lowline for some more relaxing fun late into the evening. Here's Richard, experiencing the agony of defeat. :D
http://www.morffed.com/climb/temp/midline12.jpg