slackliner
Balance strap athlete
A slackliner is someone who practices slacklining—walking or performing acrobatics on a flat, narrow piece of webbing tensioned between two anchor points.
Unlike tightrope walking, the line has significant give and bounce: The slackliners in the park were doing backflips off the line.
Tough woven strap material
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- shackleMetal limb restraint
tensioning · rigging · A-frame · backup · leash · sling · rope · longline
Aerial webbing traverse
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- spectacleVisually striking event
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
showmanship · crowd · festival · demonstration · competition · freestyle · routine · choreography
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- coreCentral essential portion
proprioception · coordination · control · alignment · steadiness · counterbalance · footing · posture
Concentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- zenMeditative calm
- presenceState of being somewhere
awareness · flow · patience · discipline · calmness · breath · clarity · absorption
Risky exciting undertaking
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
- riskPossibility of harm
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
daredevil · challenge · fearless · bravery · exposure · vertigo · courage · exhilaration
webbing
Tough woven strap material
shackle · tensioning · rigging · A-frame · backup · leash · sling · rope · longline
highline
Aerial webbing traverse
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- spectacleVisually striking event
stunt · showmanship · crowd · festival · demonstration · competition · freestyle · routine · choreography · exhibition
equilibrium
State of balance
core · proprioception · coordination · control · alignment · steadiness · counterbalance · footing · posture · tension
focus
Concentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- zenMeditative calm
presence · awareness · flow · patience · discipline · calmness · breath · clarity · absorption · engagement
adventure
Risky exciting undertaking
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
- riskPossibility of harm
excitement · daredevil · challenge · fearless · bravery · exposure · vertigo · courage · exhilaration · boldness
agility
Quickness and ease
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
technique · practice · progression · tricks · bounce · surfing · jumps · walking · mounting · dismounting
park
Public leisure grounds
outdoor · lifestyle · tribe · culture · sharing · learning · spotting · encouragement · progression · tutorials
- balance athletesgymnast, tightrope walker, high wire artist, unicyclist, figure skater
- aerialistsaerialist, trapeze artist, wing walker, aerobat, skydiver
- urban athletesskateboarder, inline skater