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 ...

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 ...

He crossed a 210-foot-long rope between 2 cliffs sans a harness or safety net. — -- Spencer Seabrooke recently had the free solo slacklining experience he'd been looking forward to since he ...

'Insane footage has surfaced of a man slacklining on a narrow mountain top. The video shows Sylvan Christensen walking from one end of the ridge to the other. Even though it seems like it's difficult ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s an incredibly popular activity in Albuquerque, but the city says using its park trees to slackline is actually illegal. Especially on sunny, warm weekends, it’s not unusual ...