[leadin]Get on a slackline and walk as far as you can — that is the basic premise of a new type of competition.[/leadin]
In the slackline world, competitions are almost exclusively focused on the sector of the sport known as tricklining in which competitors use a 2″ wide line to perform trampoline-style acrobatics. While impressive to watch, few slackliners are skilled enough to participate.
But the “Slack-Pocalypse” event, new this year, is different. Competitors simply see how far they can walk on a 1″ line in eight hours.