Slacklining in Bicentennial Park (VIDEO)

An early spring often means crowded parks, and this year is no exception.

Joining the soccer players, and baseball players, and the walkers and hikers and stroller pushers in on Wednesday, March 21, was David Mayer, who was working on his slacklining skills.

Slacklining is where users string a piece of nylon webbing between two anchors and walk along it, bounce on it, and do a variety of tricks on it. Since Mayer has only been doing it for a few months, he isn’t up to that level yet. But give him time.

“It's fun, challenging and rewarding,” he said via email. “Something as simple as one step is an accomplishment when its done on a slackline and that brings instant gratification. I like entertaining people with it and they seem to like watching. It's definitely a good conversation piece.”  

If you’d like more information on slacklining or tips on how to do it, contact Mayer at davidka.mayer@gmail.com.