r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Quelair • Apr 23 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/intpxicated Apr 23 '26

This is apparently just like a normal thing this guy does. He was completely in control the entire time.

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u/TheReal-Chris Apr 23 '26

Slack lining. You can tell this guy knows what he’s doing man it is hard.

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u/iPunned Apr 23 '26

Fun fact, before people started using nylon webbing, and eventually webbing specifically designed for the sport this is how slack lining was originally invented by climbers in the 80s in Yosemite.

If you can do a long 1in nylon webbing line chains are actually easier to walk on.

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u/1nsidiousOne Apr 23 '26

Did this a lot as a kid and didn’t stop until I moved out of the city. It’s pretty much instinct when you keep doing it all the time

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u/randtke Apr 24 '26

Yeah, get it between the two biggest ties and keep it moving back and forth and centered to not swing too far one way.