If you’ve ever hung around college quads, climbing crags, or even public parks, you’ve probably seen someone walk barefoot, arms flailing for balance, across a one-inch-wide line of taut nylon webbing ...

Phillipe Petit is well-known for his death defying high wire walking between the Twin Towers, across Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower and many other buildings. Aside from the euphora from a successful ...

If you haven’t tried slacklining, it’s time to find a line. These 1- to 2-inch wide strips of nylon webbing function a bit like a low-to-the-ground wobbly tightrope. It’s their wobble that makes them ...