8A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KULTURE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
BY EMILY HENDRICKS
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
If you walk to Stauffer-Flint Hall or the Art and Design building on a nice day you might see a spectacle on your way to class.
That show is people balancing precariously on a stretch of nylon suspended between two trees. Just who these people are and what they are doing is probably a mystery to most students.
Contrary to public opinion, this feat is not tightrope walking. It's called slack lining, and those doing it are members of
the KU Rock Climbing Club.
Slack lining is a sport as well as a mind game for those brave enough to try it. It involves suspending nylon between two trees and using muscle, coordination and mental discipline to stride the length of it or try various tricks.
Slack lining, by its very definition, differs from tightrope walking. The nylon is springy so it can sway side to side or up and down, making balance much more difficult.
The middle of the line has more bounce, so this is where slack liners will try tricks like surfing, which involves rocking
the line rapidly back and forth while balancing on it.
Why slack line? For club members Ben Reader, Wichita sophomore, and Danny Loental, KU graduate, it provides a way for them to get together and do a fun and challenging outdoor sport.
They often slack line during the week and go on rock climbing trips over the weekend. Slack lining is not meant to be exclusive; members of the club encourage other students to stop by and give it a try for themselves.
— Edited by Matt Wilson
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Dan Loental, KU graduate, slack lines outside of Stauffer-Flint Hall about two weeks ago.
Ben Reader, Wichita sophomore, balances on a slack line. The sport gets its origins from rock climbers who became bored while camping and started playing with their rock climbing equipment.
Ben Reader,
Wichita
sophomore, balances himself on a slack line outside of Stauffer-Flint Hall two weeks ago. Reader participates in many recreational activities such as rock climbing and backpacking.
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
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