The Paris Olympic games have many of us watching as gymnasts like Simone Biles defy gravity on the balance beam, but an activity that similarly promotes balance is gaining momentum in the Bay Area. It ...

A 3-foot gap exists between Silverado senior Aaron Schwarze, 18, and the earth beneath his feet, yet he manages to walk without the support of solid ground. He balances himself as his feet center atop ...

German highliner Friedi Kühne set a world record by walking a highline between two hot air balloons. How he managed fear and ...

A world champion slackliner has become the first person to cross the Strait of Messina by foot, covering a distance of more than 3 km along a strip of material less than an inch wide. Jaan Roose, 32, ...

Standing on a swaying length of flat nylon slung like a tightrope, my knees shake as I try desperately not to fall. But every time I take a tentative step, I lose my balance. Fortunately for me, this ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... He calls himself “the most well-rounded slacker I can be.” And that’s a good thing. He’s winning trophies for his top-tier slacker status. Durango native ...

Boulder has designated eight city parks where slacklining will be allowed on certain trees as the city relaxes its policy on the popular pastime. Slacklining will now be allowed during park hours at ...

Check out 2012 Fairview High grad Justin Wagers, a professional slackliner for Gibbin Slacklines, making it all look easy at http://youtube.com/user/jwage23. As ...

Years ago, alternative sports engagement on the University of Colorado Boulder campus implied tossing a Frisbee across a crowded field, or hacky-sacking oneself into an acrobatic frenzy by the ...

The day after Mickey Wilson harrowingly saved a man dangling from a chairlift by the neck at Arapahoe Basin, the Durango High School graduate went back to the ski area to take advantage of a huge ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Taylor VanAllen likes to say that no matter how long you’ve been highlining, there’s always an element of ...