In the mountains
Walking a slackline rigged high above the ground, secured by a leash.
Highlining means walking a narrow slackline rigged between cliffs, towers or buildings, attached to the line by a harness and leash. It needs solid slackline skills, careful rigging with backups, and a community that shares knowledge, so most people start at gatherings with experienced riggers.
In season: Mar–Nov · Peak: Sep
9 adventures
HighliningItaly
The International Highline Meeting, when hundreds of lines are rigged between First World War summits in the Dolomites.
HighliningUnited States
Desert highlining at the Fruit Bowl near Moab, with sandstone towers and around 120 m of air below the lines.
HighliningUnited States
The Taft Point line, off the rim of Yosemite Valley and one of the most photographed highlines in the world.
HighliningTurkey
Highlines across the walls of Butterfly Valley, above a hidden beach with paragliders from Babadağ drifting overhead.
HighliningNorway
Lines above the Lysefjord at Kjerag, with around 1,000 m of air between the walker and the water.
HighliningChina
Highlines between the sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie, a forest of towers that looks computer-generated.
HighliningBrazil
Urban highlining over Rio from its granite hills, with the city, beaches and bay spread out below.
HighliningFrance
Alpine lines between the granite needles above Chamonix, rigged at around 3,000 m.
HighliningCzechia
Lines between the sandstone towers of Adršpach, the heart of Central European slackline culture.