I've been working on a present for you guys who help support my effort. Your support is more appreciated about the stoke than the dollar (or 2) that you generously give me... so now here is some stoke coming your way.
Before I get to that, I just spring cleaned the channel details on ...
2019-03-30 03:54:21 +0000 UTC View Post
We built 3 different shapes of spacenets and put dynamometers on the legs, perimeter and inside weave to see where all the forces are. You can find the chart of all this data at https://www.slackademics.com/hnth/fo...
2019-03-27 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We filmed the entire process of rappelling, climbing and rigging all three lines at the super classic Lost Arrow Spire in Yosemite. We show anchors and rappel spots on both sides of each line. This hopefully will save you unnecessary gear or a failed attempt when you climb and slackli...
2019-03-20 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We did 14 tests on our new favorite 3 bolt pattern - the equilateral triangle. We did sliding Xs and BFKs and short anchors and long anchors and static ropes and dynamic ropes. Our results were shocking, so check it out so you know what is going on inside your anchor when you go highl...
2019-03-13 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt Stolling shows you how to tie a button knot soft shackle with the camera over the shoulder, and then we break test it at the end (with slow motion) at 72.9KN. We also demonstrate the different ways to tighten the knot.
Check out the Zen Lunatics team @thezenluna...
2019-03-06 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch the differences in the dynamometers when we embed them into a slackline pulley system. If you think of other fun slack science experiments we can do, leave a comment or if you want to make an episode that we share on this channel, message me on my personal fb page and we can collabora...
2019-02-27 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We tried the Slack Inov Split in the park. My new favorite way to connect 50 meter sections of webbing for safer and more convenient highlines. We walk it, we slide rings over it, and we play with a main line failure... and I still love it. And walking a combination of super sta...
2019-02-20 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostI have a master data sheet of over 300 break tests that I have done on my slack snap rigs and only have published a small small fraction of my results. Once a week is not very much with all the info I want to share plus every break test leads to more questions than answers. I would li...
2019-02-14 06:46:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We filmed our installation of Monster Crux 12mmx150mm glue in bolts with Hilti 500 V3 glue at the fruitbowl in Moab Utah for the net at 2018 GGBY festival. Thank you Jerry Miszewski from https://www.balancecommunity.com,<...
2019-02-13 14:32:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patron Supporters! This is the first episode where other slackers put together the entire thing. It is awesome to support other people who are stoked, knowledgeable and wanting to share their craft. It still takes a considerable amount of time to coach people through all the ...
2019-02-06 14:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
One continuous piece on long highlines is dangerous because if the main were to fail, you would fall a long, long way down before the backup caught you. It's also impractical to buy a km long piece of webbing because you will never want to carry it for any projects that are shorter and trav...
2019-01-30 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Straight bolt patterns for highline anchors equalize quite poorly and BFKs are random at best. If it really matters what is the best pattern to get perfect equalization. 4 bolt patterns did well with giant parabolas and 3 bolt patterns did well with an equilateral triangle. Chec...
2019-01-23 15:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post
We did a job with Andy Lewis and this is how we set up temporary slacklines without trees. The bolts we used were https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EH2N5E/ref...
2019-01-16 17:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
What a better way to have a grand opening than to break the single most expensive piece of hardware you can buy... A LINEGRIP.
If you want to see the history of all the different version of the Linegrip, check out 2019-01-09 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Check out how we rigged the spacenet at GGBY 2018. We had 4kn on the line most of the time and the spider silk breaks at 42kn in all my slacksnap tests and we had 4 layers of it. It wasn't perfect but it was super safe enough! Getting 2 lines to hold the tension didn't work out ...
2019-01-02 14:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been asked about only using whoopie slings as anchor material several times, so we put it to the test in this video. If you have slack science ideas you want to see leave a comment or if you want to make an episode that gets shared on HNTH, please message me and get involved!
I know highlining looks dangerous but it is relatively safe. However it is NOT an all or nothing sport and people can get hurt. Over 20 slackliners share their injuries they got while slacklining or highlining. These interviews were taken at 2018-12-19 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
About a year ago, we should "automatic" equalization was a myth when using a sliding x for an anchor and that BFK anchors were random at best. The bolts most in line see the most force and the closest bolts see the most force, so we cancel them out in this video by putting the center most bolt...
2018-12-12 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
What are the limits of a drone. The small Mavic Air and DJI Spark drones can carry a surprising amount of fishing line or paracord but it is also interesting to see what the limits are so we know how far we can push it when we try to tag highlines. Caution: this is NOT what drones are designed...
2018-12-05 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Normal highline situations generally have a healthy safety ratio but when we start doing projects where there are a bunch of people on one system, it can get risky if not properly rigged. The Ticket to the Moon project with hammocks in Bismantova Italy inspired this video and you can watch tha...
2018-11-28 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When we rig a spacenet or highlines that many people will be on at 1 time, we need to make our system stronger. Can we do that by making 2 webbings work in unison by doing parallel redundancy. Does tensioning 2 webbings together give us 2x the strength?
Thank you 2018-11-21 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Buckingham method is to use a linegrip + hangover to tension a slackline or highline with an efficient 3 to 1 system. I had a lot of grips and hangovers so we decided to put a bunch together... making the Buckingham Palace. (I had a G2 linegrip in this video, not a G4, but all WLL was corr...
2018-11-14 15:57:12 +0000 UTC View Post
What does a slackliner do to make a living at slacklining? How do they get slack jobs? Is it all fun and games? Lukas Irmler shares with us the ins and outs of what it is like to build his personal brand, get job inquiries, deal with sponsors, and try to make a living at doing what...
2018-11-07 14:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Taft 960 or "Dusk to Dawn" is Yosemite's biggest highline at 292 meters and has finally been sent after it was first rigged 3 years ago with Jerry Miszewski. Friedi Onsighted in the dark, and Lukas sent the next morning so they decided "Dusk to Dawn" was good name. Robert Yuwiler onsight...
2018-10-31 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What are things you should know about ROCKS? This isn't ROCKet science, or is it? We discuss the things we should consider before bolting. You can find the Bolting Bible at www.slackademics.com/boltingbible and you can find it is also as a PDF on the site as well.
Than...
2018-10-24 13:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch how the snatch performs as a webbing grip on this episode. We tested it on slippery moonwalk, strong spider silk, and random McFly (because it was laying there!)
Message Kolya Shalnov on facebook if you want a snatch or the other slackline gear he makes. 2018-10-17 02:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Buy your tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/slacklineus/189871 2018-10-10 14:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
FREE EPISODE. I was just playing around and put this together for Giovanni so i thought people would like to see the process of the slacksnap machine and a unique plastic grip.
Just a teaser episode! Tried breaking Giovanni Marengo's 3d printed grip on my protype slacksnap ...
2018-10-06 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen to Friedi share about the new world record in this interview. In September 2018, a 1900 meter long highline was organized by Dany Bouchard and Julien Desforges (Slackline Montreal) at a mine in Asbestos, Quebec, (Canada).
It was sent by 6 people who now share the world rec...
2018-10-03 14:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I'M DUMPING $3,000 MORE DOLLARS INTO SLACKSNAP MACHINE BECAUSE I PLAN ON DOING OVER 800 MORE TESTS. I CAN ONLY JUSTIFY DOING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE YOU GUYS BEHIND ME! NOT IN THIS VIDEO, BUT ALL FUTURE VIDEOS YOU WILL SEE YOUR NAMES IN THE ROLLING CREDITS I...
2018-09-26 23:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post