Published: 3/5/2017
It's crazy how far people are pushing the sport of slackline. Every time we think we've seen it all someone else comes along with a crazy stunt or longline that blows us away. Here's our list of the most recent official, and unofficial, slackline world records. (This list regularly updated).
Jump to Record:
- Longest Highline
- Longest Highline - woman
- Longest Highline Free Solo (no leash)
- Longest Longline
- Longest Longline - woman
- Longest Waterline
- Random Records
Longest Highline
- Length: 3,326.5 feet (or more than a kilometer)
- Height: 1,968.5 feet off the ground at its highest point.
- Held by: Danny Menšík & Nathan Paulin
- Where: Aiglun, France
- When: April 19, 2016
- What Makes it especially impressive: A drone helicopter was used to help string the line between the peaks.
Learn more: Read about it here, or watch the video below.
Longest Highline - Woman
- Length: 728 feet (222 meters)
- Height: 1,312 feet (400 meters)
- Held by: Mia Noblet
- Where: Hunlen Falls, B.C. Canada
- When: August 24, 2016
- What Makes it especially impressive: The line was 1,968.5 feet off the ground at its highest point.
Learn more: Read about it here, or watch the video below.
Longest Highline Free Solo (no safety leash)
- Length: 210 feet (64 meters)
- Height: 951 feet (290 meters)
- Held by: Spencer Seabrooke
- Where: Stawamus Chief (north-north gully) - Squamish, B.C. Canada
- When: August 10, 2015
- What Makes it especially impressive: At one point he almost fell off the line... but he got back up and finished.
Learn more: Read about it here, or watch the video below.
Longest Longline Free Solo (no safety leash)
- Length: 2,001 feet (610 meters)
- Height: ranged from a couple feet high to more than 10 feet off the ground
- Held by: Alexander Schulz
- Where: Chifeng, China
- When: May 9, 2015
- What Makes it especially impressive: They had to dig a huge trench so that Schulz wouldn't touch the ground (due to the 100 feet of sag the line experienced in the middle with Schulz on it).
Learn more: Read about it here, or watch the video below.
Longest Longline Free Solo (no safety leash) - Woman
- Length: 755 feet (230 meters)
- Height: ranged from a couple feet high to more than 10 feet off the ground
- Held by: Laetitia Gonnon
- Where: Near Lausanne, Switzerland
- When: Sept. 28, 2014
Learn more: Read about it here.
Longest Waterline
- Length: 1,755 (535 meters)
- Height: ranged from a couple feet high to more than 10 feet off the water
- Held by: Alexander Schulz
- Where: Schnalstal, Italy
- When: Sept. 18, 2016
Learn more: Read about it and see video here.
Random Records
- First Frontflip: Damian Cooksey - March 14, 2007 (see video)
- Highest Slackline Between Two Boats: 89 feet (27 meters) - Mich Kemeter in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 29, 2015. (see video)
- World's Longest Human Anchored Highline: 249 feet (76 meters) - Louie Wray at Smith Rocks State Park in Terrebonne, Oregon, Sept. 11, 2016. (see video)
- Longest Time Hula Hooping on a Slackline: 2 minutes, 15 seconds - Tai Star on Sept. 12, 2015 in Pima Arizona. (see video)
- Longest Unicycle on a Slackline: We don't even know if this is a record. Or who this guy is. But it's still impressive. (see video)
- Most Steps Walked on a Slackline While Juggling: 56 steps - Zrn MRh on Oct. 1, 2014. (see video)