Slacklining: Walking a 'loose' rope

Slacklining at La Serena beach, Coquimbo, Chile during the Copa America 2015 football tournament. Photo: AFP/Vladimir Rodas

“What on earth are those people doing?” I wondered to myself.

The first time I saw people slacklining was when I was in Ottawa, Canada. I was at a park and there were these people who looked like they were doing acrobatic stunts, walking along a sort of rope with both ends tied to trees. As I was in a hurry, I did not take a closer look.