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Speed Highline Winners 2023

2024-02-28T17:54:35+01:00

Speed Highline Ranking List Winners 2023 Amidst the dynamic energy of 2023, the speedlining scene witnessed an electrifying surge, with highline festivals worldwide hosting an array of thrilling competitions. At each competition, finalists collect points depending on their ranks and the size of the competition (e.g. Masters, World Cup..), giving them a final score at the end of the year. The yearly winners in our system are defined by the sum of the highest points ranking at the two largest events they participated in 2023. Here are the top three ranking athletes gaining the most points during the last year of [...]

Speed Highline Winners 20232024-02-28T17:54:35+01:00

Highline World Championships taking place again!

2024-02-09T16:58:37+01:00

Highline World Championships happening again! A World Championship is the most prestigious international tournament in every sport. After a very successful first Championship in 2022 the spectacle is happening again from July 10th - 14th 2024, in Laax Switzerland. The purpose of the event is to gather the best highliners from around the world and crown the World Championship Winners (M/F). But we also want to promote our beloved activity to a wider audience and motivate young and upcoming slackline athletes and newcomers with a perspective in pursuing slackline as a high level sport.  For the organization of [...]

Highline World Championships taking place again!2024-02-09T16:58:37+01:00

Highline System Standard updated!

2023-05-22T15:20:09+02:00

Update of the Highline System Standard ISA:21 After publishing the first ISA Highline System Standard we recieved feedback from our Slackline Safety Partners, Members of the UIAA Safecom and independant third parties. All their feedback has been reviewed and incorporated into the new version of the standard. Summarzing, the most important points: Enables Highline Systems that fulfill this standard to be used in workplace situations if maintenance checklists are utilized. These workplace situations may include, but are not limited to: shows, courses, competitions and festivals, etc. Expanding the scope of the standard, allowing the use of [...]

Highline System Standard updated!2023-05-22T15:20:09+02:00

Backup fall simulator

2023-04-18T11:11:02+02:00

New Backup Fall Simulator released! We created a model which will tell you all the relevant forces and heights in a defined highline system: Choose your webbings Customize your setup Rig it to your spot and desired tension Choose the position of the slackliner, and even the bounce size! Be aware, this is a beta version, it requires refinement! We are also looking for a frontend developer to make it look nicer. Try the Backup Fall simulator yourself Why would you need it? This model is not going to help you rig well, it will [...]

Backup fall simulator2023-04-18T11:11:02+02:00

High-Altitude Highlining World Records- where is this heading?

2023-03-01T21:30:53+01:00

High-Altitude Highlining World Records- where is this heading? The new record has huge implications on altitude highlining, it means that the final frontier now is the Himalaya, since this is one of the highest possible lines in the Andes mountain range! There remains the possiblity to rig a line on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America, but since this a very commercial mountain the permits are expensive. Male Highline Altitude World Record The Highline Altitude World Record has been broken by a large margin, now [...]

High-Altitude Highlining World Records- where is this heading?2023-03-01T21:30:53+01:00

Balance: the Slackline Magazine

2022-12-19T16:35:33+01:00

The International Slackline Magazine is Coming! The first issue of Balance, the international slackline magazine born from the mind, and pen, of Annalisa Casiraghi, has just been published. "I always liked the idea of being able to create something artistic related to the slackline world" she tells us. "By artistic I mean everything that involves creativity.  It wasn't clear to me what, but I liked the idea of being able to create a project that would bring together the creative talents of the people who live around the world and give life to a shared project [...]

Balance: the Slackline Magazine2022-12-19T16:35:33+01:00

Ananatopisme 2710m

2022-08-24T17:29:27+02:00

A highline world record From the July 30th to August 14th, Arthur Lefebvre gathered a group of friends to make an attempt at the highline world record, set previously at 2240 meters.  The world record was broken not only by one person, but by 8 people, 2 women and 6 men. Check out some of the details behind the sucess of this project here. A report by Augustin Moinat The Project The man behind the project, Arthur, wanted a project made with friends, by friends. He managed to [...]

Ananatopisme 2710m2022-08-24T17:29:27+02:00

First Highline World Championships

2022-07-17T20:00:50+02:00

First Highline World Championships For the first time ever in the sport of slacklining, a World Championship in highlining took place on July 15-17, 2022. The event was held in Laax, Switzerland on the summit of Crap Sogn Gion at 2250 m asl. Several ISA officials were active onsite, coordinating with judging, rigging and rescue. Best Of Videos 31 athletes; 24 men and 7 women participated. The athletes competed gender-separated in the discipline of Freestyle Highline and together in Speed Highline. The event was organised by our active member [...]

First Highline World Championships2022-07-17T20:00:50+02:00

2021 – A Good Highline and Longline Year

2022-02-11T20:40:45+01:00

Top Highline and Longline Achievements 2021 2021 was a really good year for highlining and longlining! In the discipline of highline freestyle, we had 5 Master size contests and the first ever worldcup! The year started and ended with both editions of the Pandemic Open Online Competition.  A great way to get the worldwide community together! But that's not all, check out the great achievements by athletes in speed highlining and the world records in distance walking on the high- and longline. Freestyle Highline - Men The ISA Sport Commission [...]

2021 – A Good Highline and Longline Year2022-02-11T20:40:45+01:00

ISA Active Member: Slackline INDIA

2021-04-10T10:51:10+02:00

Slackline INDIA The community started the association during a 3 day festival, called the Great Indian Highline Gathering, during which they also rigged one of the longest highlines in the country (700m). Their dream is it to spread the sport to different corners of the country, while setting standards for rigging, teaching safe practices and solving access issues. The small community has opened quite a few lines in different places around the country including the Himalayas and is looking forward to the end of the pandemic to host their annual festivals and gatherings again with participants from different countries [...]

ISA Active Member: Slackline INDIA2021-04-10T10:51:10+02:00
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