Highlining is a form of "slacklining", which is the act of balancing on a piece of nylon webbing stretched between two anchor points. The difference is: highlining is up high. It is similar to tight rope walking but there are two main differences. The first difference is the material used. Tight rope walking is on an extremely taught wire or rope whereas highlining is on a piece of dynamic webbing which will always have some slack. Second, highlining does not require the use of a balancing pole. Highliners walk using only their bodies for balance. I fell in love with this sport in 2009 and have included some accomplishments, memorable moments and highlines I've walked below. Enjoy :)
LONGEST HIGHLINE
LONGEST HIGHLINE
135 ft. (41 meters) - Moab, Utah
LONGEST SWAMI WALK
(alternate harness with no leg loops)
88 ft. (27 meters) - Moab, Utah
LONGEST LONGLINE
413 ft. (126 meters) - Moab, Utah
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MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS
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| Walking the Lost Arrow Spire Highline in 2009, three months after stepping foot on a slackline. This is by far one of the biggest accomplishments of my life. |
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| Placing 3rd in the first ever women's slackline competition in the USA. 1st place: Melissa Bowe & 2nd Place: Elli Schulte. Two phenomenal women that I am so grateful to know! |
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| Pulling this trick off on a very long and exposed highline. Thanks Jared Alden for capturing it! |
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| Making it halfway across the "Spaceline" in Moab. This line was rigged by Alexander Schulz; the first ever spaceline (three lines connected in the middle). I will never forget how difficult this was! There wasn't much to focus on. |
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| Pulling off the same trick with Hayley Ashburn in Yosemite. We were both so scared but decided to do it anyway. This picture came out amazing: again, thanks Jared Alden! |
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| Walking Terry Acomb's 100 ft. long chain in Fruita, CO. Only 13 people in the WORLD had walked this before me.....now I am number 14. The first time I set foot on this, it seemed impossible. But, hard work paid off and I made it across! |
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| Founding Vertigirl Sports with Hayley Ashburn and Jill Kuzman: a women's extreme sports team featuring Rock Climbing, Highlining and BASE jumping. |
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| "Attack the Fishers": a tri-sport project in Moab with extraordinary athletes combining the sports of rock climbing, highlining and BASE Jumping. I will never forget what it was like to see a BASE jumper fly OVER me as I was on the line. |
COMPETITIONS
- 1st Place - Humboldt Classic Women's Division: Humboldt, CA - 2010
- Quarter Finalist - ISPO International Co-ed Competition: Munich, Germany - 2011
- 3rd Place - Gibbon Games East Women's Division: Boston, MA - 2011
- 1st Place - The Spot Highline Competition: Boulder, CO - 2011
THE FIRST 60 HIGHLINES I WALKED
"OS" = On-sight (walked on first attempt)
"One way" = walked one way
"FM" = "Full Man" (walked both ways)
"Swami" = Alternate harness with no leg loops (scarier and more painful if you fall)
"FA" = First ascent!
* = personal best
** = personal favorite
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69. One Walked Adjacent to the Raven's Nest, Oak Creek Canyon, AZ - 75 ft. (OS FM and FA)
68. Kevin's Backyard Line, Sedona, AZ - 77 ft. (OS FM)
67. Wild Cat, Moab, Utah - 120-130 ft. (FA FM and my first establishment)
66. Potash Road Line, Moab, Utah - 40 ft. (OS FM)
65. Mill Creek Highline, Moab, Utah - 45 ft. (OS FM)
64. Castle Line, Germany - 75 ft. (OS FM)
63. Dean Potter's Mineral Bottom Line, Moab, Utah - 65 ft. (OS FM Swami)
62. Heckler's Alley, Moab, Utah - 110 ft (ish). (OS FM)
61. Moab Arch, Moab, Utah - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
60. Rad Ass Hoodie, Golden, CO - 83 ft. (OS FM Swami)
59. Cowboy Style, Moab, Utah - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
58. Clear Creek Mid-line, Golden, CO - 40 ft. (OS FM)
57. Ryan's Yard Highline, Moab, Utah - 120 ft. (OS FM)
56. Stoked Gold, Golden, CO - 93 ft. (FM)
55. Alternate Ambling, Ouray, CO - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
54. Slip and Slide, Golden, CO - 65 ft. (OS FM Swami)
53. Elephant Buttress, Boulder, CO - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
52. Fruit Bowl 135, Moab, UT - (FM) *
51. Coors Gap, Golden, CO - 75 ft. (OS FM Swami)
50. Taft Point Highline, Yosemite, CA - 63 ft. (OS FM Swami)
49. Mt. Tam Highline, Marin, CA - 120 ft. (FM)
48. Batman Highline, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
47. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT- 100 ft. (OS FM Swami)
46. Mexican Cawk Gun, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
45. Where Lizards Dare, Moab, UT - 92 ft. (OS FM)
44. From Switzerland with Love, Moab, UT - 102 ft. (OS FM)
43. Serenity 120, Moab, UT - 120 ft. (One way)
42. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT - 90 ft. (OS FM Swami)
41. Wet Beaver, Moab, UT - 90 ft. (FM)
40. Cinco de Frogo, Moab, UT - 80 ft. (OS FM)
39. Cinco de Frogo, Moab, UT - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
38. Slackhouse 115, Moab, Utah - 115 ft. (FM)
37. Slack House 70, Moab, UT - 70 ft. (FM)
36. King of Tang, Indian Creek, UT - 70 ft. (OS FM)
35. Mo-Pho Gap, Moab, UT - 42 ft. (OS FM Swami)
34. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT - 75 ft. (OS FM)
33. Dog Hole, Moab, UT - 80 ft. (OS FM)
32. *Shakes McCoy, Silt Road, UT - 130 ft. (FM)
31. Cheap Canadian Labor, Silt Road, UT - 115 ft. (FM)
30. Blame Canada, Silt Road, UT - 92 ft. (FM)
29. Canadian Bacon, Silt Road, UT - 88 ft. (OS FM)
28. Cheap Canadian Beer, Silt Road, UT - 37 ft. (OS FM)
27. BACAP, Silt Road, UT - 37 ft. (OS FM)
26. Golden Spire, Golden, CO - 20 ft. (OS FM)
25. Terry's 2nd Yard Highline, Fruita, CO - 120ft. (FM)
24. Mesa Rim Highline, San Diego, CA - 45ft. (OS FM)
23. Gearfest Mid-line, Toledo, OH - 90 ft. (free solo)
22. The Legend, Boulder, CO - 82 ft. (FM)
21. The Myth, Boulder, CO - 90 ft. (one way)
20. The Story, Boulder, CO - 82 ft. (one way)
19. The Rumour, Boulder, CO - 25 ft. (OS FM)
18. Dean Potter's BASE Line, Moab, UT - 120 ft. (OS FM)
17. The Bad Apple, Moab, UT - 88 ft. (FM Swami)
16. Fuzzy Peach, Moab, UT - 66 ft. (FM)
15. The Cherry, Moab, UT - 22 ft. (FM Swami)
14. Hayley's Gap, Boulder, CO - 72 ft. (OS FM)
13. The Chiquita, Moab, UT - 47 ft. (FM Swami)
12. Terry's Yard Highline, Fruita, CO - 50 ft. (OS FM)
11. The Bub, Moab, UT - 107 ft. (one way)
10. The Spliff, Moab, UT - 76 ft. (FM)
9. The Chillum, Moab, UT - 62 ft. (FM)
8. The Trundler, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM)
7. Mariposa Grove Mid-line, Yosemite, CA - 150 ft. (one way)
6. Arroyo Seco Mid-line, Greenfield, CA - 70 ft. (FM)
5. **Hole Rock, Calistoga, CA - 75 ft. (FM)**
4. Wildcat Canyon Mid-line, Richmond, CA - 90 ft. (FM)
3. Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, CA - 55 ft. (one way)
2. Cooksey's Tree Mid-line, Berkeley, CA - 20 ft. (OS FM)
1. Bridges Rafter Mid-line, El Cerrito, CA - 20 ft. (OS FM)
"One way" = walked one way
"FM" = "Full Man" (walked both ways)
"Swami" = Alternate harness with no leg loops (scarier and more painful if you fall)
"FA" = First ascent!
* = personal best
** = personal favorite
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69. One Walked Adjacent to the Raven's Nest, Oak Creek Canyon, AZ - 75 ft. (OS FM and FA)
68. Kevin's Backyard Line, Sedona, AZ - 77 ft. (OS FM)
67. Wild Cat, Moab, Utah - 120-130 ft. (FA FM and my first establishment)
66. Potash Road Line, Moab, Utah - 40 ft. (OS FM)
65. Mill Creek Highline, Moab, Utah - 45 ft. (OS FM)
64. Castle Line, Germany - 75 ft. (OS FM)
63. Dean Potter's Mineral Bottom Line, Moab, Utah - 65 ft. (OS FM Swami)
62. Heckler's Alley, Moab, Utah - 110 ft (ish). (OS FM)
61. Moab Arch, Moab, Utah - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
60. Rad Ass Hoodie, Golden, CO - 83 ft. (OS FM Swami)
59. Cowboy Style, Moab, Utah - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
58. Clear Creek Mid-line, Golden, CO - 40 ft. (OS FM)
57. Ryan's Yard Highline, Moab, Utah - 120 ft. (OS FM)
56. Stoked Gold, Golden, CO - 93 ft. (FM)
55. Alternate Ambling, Ouray, CO - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
54. Slip and Slide, Golden, CO - 65 ft. (OS FM Swami)
53. Elephant Buttress, Boulder, CO - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
52. Fruit Bowl 135, Moab, UT - (FM) *
51. Coors Gap, Golden, CO - 75 ft. (OS FM Swami)
50. Taft Point Highline, Yosemite, CA - 63 ft. (OS FM Swami)
49. Mt. Tam Highline, Marin, CA - 120 ft. (FM)
48. Batman Highline, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
47. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT- 100 ft. (OS FM Swami)
46. Mexican Cawk Gun, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM Swami)
45. Where Lizards Dare, Moab, UT - 92 ft. (OS FM)
44. From Switzerland with Love, Moab, UT - 102 ft. (OS FM)
43. Serenity 120, Moab, UT - 120 ft. (One way)
42. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT - 90 ft. (OS FM Swami)
41. Wet Beaver, Moab, UT - 90 ft. (FM)
40. Cinco de Frogo, Moab, UT - 80 ft. (OS FM)
39. Cinco de Frogo, Moab, UT - 50 ft. (OS FM Swami)
38. Slackhouse 115, Moab, Utah - 115 ft. (FM)
37. Slack House 70, Moab, UT - 70 ft. (FM)
36. King of Tang, Indian Creek, UT - 70 ft. (OS FM)
35. Mo-Pho Gap, Moab, UT - 42 ft. (OS FM Swami)
34. Bike Bridge Mid-line, Moab, UT - 75 ft. (OS FM)
33. Dog Hole, Moab, UT - 80 ft. (OS FM)
32. *Shakes McCoy, Silt Road, UT - 130 ft. (FM)
31. Cheap Canadian Labor, Silt Road, UT - 115 ft. (FM)
30. Blame Canada, Silt Road, UT - 92 ft. (FM)
29. Canadian Bacon, Silt Road, UT - 88 ft. (OS FM)
28. Cheap Canadian Beer, Silt Road, UT - 37 ft. (OS FM)
27. BACAP, Silt Road, UT - 37 ft. (OS FM)
26. Golden Spire, Golden, CO - 20 ft. (OS FM)
25. Terry's 2nd Yard Highline, Fruita, CO - 120ft. (FM)
24. Mesa Rim Highline, San Diego, CA - 45ft. (OS FM)
23. Gearfest Mid-line, Toledo, OH - 90 ft. (free solo)
22. The Legend, Boulder, CO - 82 ft. (FM)
21. The Myth, Boulder, CO - 90 ft. (one way)
20. The Story, Boulder, CO - 82 ft. (one way)
19. The Rumour, Boulder, CO - 25 ft. (OS FM)
18. Dean Potter's BASE Line, Moab, UT - 120 ft. (OS FM)
17. The Bad Apple, Moab, UT - 88 ft. (FM Swami)
16. Fuzzy Peach, Moab, UT - 66 ft. (FM)
15. The Cherry, Moab, UT - 22 ft. (FM Swami)
14. Hayley's Gap, Boulder, CO - 72 ft. (OS FM)
13. The Chiquita, Moab, UT - 47 ft. (FM Swami)
12. Terry's Yard Highline, Fruita, CO - 50 ft. (OS FM)
11. The Bub, Moab, UT - 107 ft. (one way)
10. The Spliff, Moab, UT - 76 ft. (FM)
9. The Chillum, Moab, UT - 62 ft. (FM)
8. The Trundler, Moab, UT - 40 ft. (OS FM)
7. Mariposa Grove Mid-line, Yosemite, CA - 150 ft. (one way)
6. Arroyo Seco Mid-line, Greenfield, CA - 70 ft. (FM)
5. **Hole Rock, Calistoga, CA - 75 ft. (FM)**
4. Wildcat Canyon Mid-line, Richmond, CA - 90 ft. (FM)
3. Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, CA - 55 ft. (one way)
2. Cooksey's Tree Mid-line, Berkeley, CA - 20 ft. (OS FM)
1. Bridges Rafter Mid-line, El Cerrito, CA - 20 ft. (OS FM)
