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Highline
A highline is a slackline set up high. You may have guessed that much already. Much rigging knowledge and gear is required to be able to do this relatively safely. The funny thing about the highline is that it is no different than the slackline, except for the gorge beneath your feet. The same basic 10 meter line that you perform impressive tricks on at groundlevel will still be very challenging to simply walk, if it's your first highline.
I decided to remove the hints on highline-setup. It serves no real purpose here anyway. Should you by any chance be interested, just contact me and I'll send it your way (given that you seem smart enough to do this safely).
From the "Skeleton gap" highline
This highline is about 10 meters long, and it's roughly 35 meters to the deck. The name is from a cave located underneath, simply called the "skeleton cave", after the 2000-year old human remains that was found there some years ago.
"reading" the book "BASE 66". The author wanted pictures of people reading it in "extreme situations", so I figured why not bring it. He sent me a couple of t-shirts for the effort. :)
Ola preparing to walk the line.
An alternative use for a highline...
Ola tying himself onto the safetyrope. Here you also see parts of the system used to rig the line.
Minutes before my first attempt on this line, the first really HIGH highline I've ever walked. Words cannot describe my feelings at that point.
Anchorpoints on the "other" side.
We do not go all the way over, since it's very steep there, so we just swing underneath the line like this at the end.
The stick is there to support us the first meter or so, where a fall would mean hitting the rocks underneath pretty hard.
Ola after a successful walk across.
Ola contemplating the important things in life... :)
Me. I'm actually standing sideways here, which is pretty difficult!
Me on the line. Photo by Ola.
Me on the line. Photo by Ola.
Ola on the line.
Me on the line. Photo by Ola. You can barely see Drageid, where I work, in the background.
