Some local highliners were up on Goat Ridge, a peak near Squamish, this long weekend to install an "all-natural," never-before-rigged slackline.
Highlining is a branch of slacklining that involves walking across rope lines strung between two high points.
Slacklining, balancing on webbing that is stretched above the ground between two points, is called such because the line is not under a lot of tension, according to the International Slackline Association.
"We hiked up last year to scout the [Goat Ridge] location but hadn't gone as far up to the anchor points," said local highliner Mat Bolduc, in an email to The Squamish Chief
"Not knowing if the line would even be possible, we set out Saturday morning up the Sea to Sky Gondola, then continued hiking six hours with our packs loaded with as much gear as we could carry between the four of us."
The friends used a mixture of climbing gear as anchors.
"We jammed cams and nuts in whatever cracks we could find. Feeling confident in our anchors, we then flew a drone across the gap with fishing line attached, pulled a tagline over and finally the slackline."
The line itself was 105 metres long at 1,700 metres in altitude with approximately 150 to 200 metres of direct exposure, meaning the direct distance to the ground below them, according to Bolduc.
"Walking this line was one of the most magical experiences of my slackline journey so far," he said.
The 10th annual Stawamus Chief highline gathering is coming up on Aug 10 and 11.
Approximately 100 highliners will be on the Stawamus Chief walking lines.
Folks may be able to see the action of about 15 strung lines across the gaps of the Second and Third Peaks.
