“走繩”的英文名為“slacklining”,是一項風靡美國各大城市、但在中國還鮮有人知的運動。它是由國外的登山者在走鋼絲運動的基礎上開創出來的。
Slacklining is a balance sport that uses nylon webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Slacklining is distinct from tightrope walking in that the line is not held rigidly taut. (Source: Wikipedia)
在固定的兩點之間拉條尼龍繩,然后在繩子上面行走的運動就叫“走繩”,它可以鍛煉身體平衡。走繩與走鋼絲不同,繩子綁好后不要求像鋼絲繃得那么緊,可以有些彎度。
Slacklining can be traced back to climbing camps in Yosemite during the mid 1970s. Climbers would camp there for weeks blazing new routes up the mountains and in their time on the ground they starting rigging lines to walk across. The line's tension can be adjusted to suit the user and different types of dynamic webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats.
“走繩”的發源地是美國約塞米蒂國家公園,那里是著名的攀巖圣地,攀巖者們經常在公園扎營,琢磨上山的新路。上世紀70年代中期,一些攀巖者為了打發在山下無聊的時間,開始在兩點之間拉上繩子,并在繩子上行走。不同的人可以根據自己的水平自由調節繩子捆綁的松緊度,當然,繩子綁得越松,晃動得就越厲害,行走的難度也就更高。
Styles of slacklining include tricklining that is done low to the ground, waterlining or slacklining over water, highlining or slacklining at large distances above the ground or water, and so on.
根據人們“走繩”的地點和高度不同,走繩可以分為在離地面很近的繩子上行走的“花樣走繩”、在架在河流上面的繩子上行走的“水上走繩”、以及在離地面很遠的繩子上行走的“高空走繩”等。
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