Building equalizations
The part that will need all your imagination is undoubtedly the building of anchors, on which you will attach the webbing and backup. We will not speak here about bolting, which is described in an other post, but “only” about how to equalize correctly to make a safe highline anchor. What criteria for a nice...
Webbings and Ropes
The setup on which we walk on a highline is most of the time composed of : one or several rigged webbings a safety rope In some other cases, there is not even a webbing, and ropes only, as Dean Potter does using 3 Amsteel ropes taped. Is it still slacklining or highlining ? This...
Know the Safety Factor
The Safety Factor is an empirical notion that shows how a system holds a use overload. While highlining, the overload is obviously a force overload, during an overshoot, or a fall. Empirically again, a highline with a safety factor greater than 2 will be considered as safe. The greater the safety factor, the less system...
The slings
Link between the anchors, the webbing and the backup, choosing the right set of slings to setup a highline is important. We underestimate sometimes that they have an impact on the setup through their robustness, stretching, and abrasion resistance. Here are the different types of slings used for a highline : Industrial slings Climbing slings...
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