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Today was a picture perfect day in Tucson, AZ for riding a slackline. 73 Degrees, sunny and an occasional breeze generated by unseen thermals passing through. Photo by: Balfour Walker 12-28-02

Being that I've been posting slackline photos from the early days, it's only fair that I put something recent up as well to show off my receeding hair line. Therefore, I broke out a fresh batch of 1" today from storage and decided to take it for a ride. While not as dynamic as riding 9/16th, I kept it loose enough to push beyond the centerline. Photo by: Balfour Walker 12-28-02

I took this shot of Scott Balcom back in 1983 during one of our highline sessions at The Arches. Situated under a freeway over pass near the Rose Bowl, this walk was quite exhilarating. As you can see...there is a lot of air to look at while your slacklining across. The guy in the background belaying Scott is none other that Chango Chuck. God he was scared up there for us. Having him around truly added to the drama. FYI - We did get busted by the police doing this once. Scott's mom was a South Pasadena police dispatcher, however, so we got off with a warning.

Here's a picture of me from the summer of 1988 (check the hair and shorts). I still prefer to ride a line while wearing Vans. It seems that a lot of people prefer the feel of barefoot slacklining these days, but soft bottom sneakers still allow that essential feel to occur without thrashing your toes when popping of during a slackline swing session. Swinging on 9/16th super-tape is still my favorite. Photo by: Gary Ohlin

A picture of the slackline I put up in my backyard. I'll post more info in a bit.

A picture of the slackline I put up in my backyard. I'll post more info in a bit.

A picture of the slackline I put up in my backyard. I'll post more info in a bit.

A picture of the slackline I put up in my backyard. I'll post more info in a bit.

A picture of the slackline I put up in my backyard. I'll post more info in a bit.

I awoke one Monday morrning with an urge to slack line. I jumped online and found how to set this system up and immedatly began playing around. Putting a major homework assingment almost four hours to learn this new sport, i began to really enjoy myself. Photo by - Drysdan

This is the first time I've ever slacklined. My partner set this up in the front yard, and we went at it. I've definitely found a new hobby. Photo taken by RckFreek

While at a company picnic for the job Karen (i.karen) and I are on in Maryland, we just couldn't resist. The best part was seeing a few drunk "nonclimber type" engineers get on the slackline.

Mark (fiend) taught me during the day, and by night I was playing Bop-It on it. I fell of quickly while playing, but I kept the Bop-It going.