Stories

India was introduced to the concept of slacklining around 2010. By 2015, it was common to find 5-6 slackliners teaching themselves how to walk on a flat piece of rope (webbing) every weekend in a naturally shaded garden at Cubbon Park, Bangalore. Fast forward to 2021 and it's hard to miss the 30 enthusiastic slackliners taking over Pushpa Narsee Park in Mumbai, every Sunday morning, with lines of every length possible. Slacklining is a great way to make new friends within a short period of time, whether you are a traveling slackliner in a new city or a first timer who wants...

The Trickline Collective was initiated by Justin Wagers in 2018 and started as a slackline performance group that traveled around putting on Highline and Trickline shows. The group has gone on to bigger film projects since then, focusing on telling some of the stories in slacklining. "I guess you could say we do everything related to slackline entertainment" says Justin, "there are many people that are a part of the “collective” including everyone who’s ever done a show with us and every athlete who’s been in a film. We are constantly redefining who we are and what we do as the sport evolves!" ...

Picture this, an athlete walking on a one-inch-wide slack-line, suspended between 2 mountain cliffs, smack in the middle of the winter avalanche season, at night, in freezing temperatures, illuminated only by the rare natural phenomena of the Northern Lights. While daydreaming over when the country-wide lockdown will be lifted so that I can finally head out and get on a Highline in Lonavala again, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with the creators of the film, about Aurora Hunting, braving snowstorms and the things that inspire them to live a life beyond fear. Watch the short film below...