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Highlines? Waterlines?

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Does anyone know of any good places to set up a high line, or even better, a high waterline close (+-50miles) to the Phoenix area.

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Is that like a zip line?
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kingsnake wrote:Is that like a zip line?
Highlining is slacklining really high up, waterlining is slacklining over water, which is really fun especially if your about 20 feet high.
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I can't figure out why they just don't still call it tight-rope walking? The equipment must sell better with a cooler name :D
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I dunno, "tight rope walking" (a misnomer if you ever see the sag in the lines) is pretty darn cool to me. No idea down here, but I know Sycamore Canyon, near Willow Spring is pretty popular. Several photos here on Haz of people tight-rope walking up there ...

p.s. Do yourself a favor an watch "Man on Wire". Great doc of Phillipe Petit's walk at the World Trade Center.
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Tough_Boots wrote:I can't figure out why they just don't still call it tight-rope walking? The equipment must sell better with a cooler name :D
Tight ropes don't have slack and are pretty much fixed ropes, they don't move at all; it's like walking on top of a pole. Slack lines move up, down, left, right; this can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on the situation. Slack lines are also way easier to set up, more mobile, and much less equipment.
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I'm starting to see a lot more ads before videos these days. I spend about as much time watching ads on the internet, as I do on TV ... :)
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