Living The High Life

[MonikaC]

After shooting some wildflowers this morning, I went on down to the creek, where I saw a high lining setup. Nobody there, so I went back in the afternoon & was lucky enough to catch these guys working their core muscles. The 2nd line you see drooping in loops is their backup line.

 

[AlanLichty]

#3 gives a very nice reminder of why that backup line might be a Good Idea(TM). Fun sequence.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Wow, how do they get back up after a fall? Do they just reel him in?

 

[MonikaC]

Wow, how do they get back up after a fall? Do they just reel him in?

They use a lot of abdominal strength & the bounce of the line (ground reaction force in physics terms). Sometimes they spin around their primary line so many times I almost got motion sick watching them! Their safety lines seem to be static lines (rather than dynamic), so they really don't stretch much. When they fall, they're about a leg length from their primary line.

 

[JimFox]

Wow, that's some crazy stuff! At least they have a back up line. This was a fun series you caught.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Cool!