Where do you go to get a thrill after you’ve climbed some of the toughest rock routes in the world? If you’re Dean Potter, you move on to slacklining. In the video below, Dean is walking a tight wire, more than a 100 feet long, across an open chasm in Yosemite, without any kind of safety device. One misstep, and it is a long fall to the ground below. Crazy stuff, as usual, from Dean.
I’m not sure I get the whole slacklining/highlining craze. It seems like you’re just asking for trouble. Still, the video is unnerving the watch, I’ll grant you that.
Kraig is an outdoor and adventure travel writer based in Nashville, TN. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to numerous online and print outlets, including Popular Mechanics, Gear Junkie, Outside Online, National Geographic, Digital Trends, Business Insider, TripSavvy, about.com, and of course The Adventure Blog.
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AMAZING! And super scary!