SearchTwo brothers from San Francisco, Daniel and Moises Monterrubio, were part of a group who recently broke the California record for the longest highline walk.
Highlining (or slacklining as it is sometimes called) is a little like tightrope walking. Nylon webbing was stretched across Taft Point in Yosemite Valley with the permission of the national park. Granite boulders and an old tree trunk were the anchors for the line on either side of the valley. The webbing is in effect a balance beam about an inch wide. Unlike a tightrope, highlining means the webbing sways as it is walked on. The participants are also attached to the webbing with a waist harness. If they fall, as many did on this walk, they must climb back onto the webbing.
The drop to the valley floor below was 1,600 feet. The length of the line that was the record was 2,800 feet—the old record was 954 feet. On a final attempt, Moises was able to cross without falling in 37 minutes.
For more information on the sport and a link to a film, go to Slackline.com
