Alsace Highline Record in Ribeauvillé
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Highline: tightrope walking at altitude
Are you unfamiliar with highlining?
You’ve certainly seen people in a park, garden, or forest having fun balancing on a slackline: a taut strap, often strung between two trees, which they walk across.
Highlining is an even more difficult and impressive sport!
The slackline is suspended at a great, sometimes dizzying, height.
To practice highlining, athletes must combine physical effort with great concentration. Walking in balance on a thin strap, hundreds of meters above the void, is not for everyone.
Regularly, in France and around the globe, athletes organize events and try to break new records.
This time, it's about the Alsace highline record.
The organizers, Benoît Brume and Raoul Getraud, are not new to crossing, suspended far above the void, as you can see in the following photos:
Photo credits: Benoît Brume.
Event in Alsace from July 4 to 10, 2022
Come and watch this spectacle from July 4 to 10, 2022, in Ribeauvillé.
At over 250 m high, over a distance of 900 m starting from the Château Saint Ulrich, athletes will attempt to set the Alsace Highline record.
Although most are Alsatian, some athletes will come from all over France and other countries for this high-altitude tightrope walking exercise (Canada, Switzerland, etc.).
In the heart of the Alsatian vineyard and with a view of Ribeauvillé's three castles, this event will take place in a magnificent setting.
In addition to highline demonstrations throughout the week, you can also discover a photo exhibition, from 1 PM to 7:30 PM, at Sainte Catherine Chapel.
On Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, enjoy a free introduction to slacklining in the city garden of Ribeauvillé. A friendly moment to share with family or friends, and perhaps spark some new vocations.
Finally, a concert by the band "Loya Champloo" will be offered on Saturday evening.
Corderie Gautier is pleased to be a partner of the event, and to support the organization of this spectacle which combines sporting performances, friendly encounters, and the promotion of a high place of Alsatian heritage.
Discover more photos and videos from the organizers:
