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P1: What does highlining look like at first glance?
(tightrope walking)
P1: What do highliners walk on?
(a thin piece of material high in the air between rock formations)
P1: What is the difference between a tightrope and a highline?
(A tightrope mostly stays still, but a highline is flexible and moves easily.)
P1: What do highliners need to do to walk on a highline?
(They need to balance on the moving line with each step.)
P1: What activity did highlining develop from?
(slacklining)
P1: What do slackliners often do that highliners don’t?
(Slackliners often jump and do tricks, but highliners concentrate on overcoming their fear to walk across the lines.)
P2: What fear do highliners have?
(fear from being so high above the ground)
P2: What safety equipment do highliners wear?
(a harness around their waist with an attached leash)
P2: What did the young man say to the author?
(Highlining is safer than rock climbing; if you fall, you hit the air, not rocks.)
P3: What did the author say about the woman she saw highlining?
(she walked barefoot; slowly she took one step after another)
P3: How did the woman keep her balance?
(She moved her arms and hands constantly.)
P3: What happened when the motion was too much?
(The woman slipped and fell.)
P3: What looked like the hardest part of highlining? (getting back on the line after a fall)
(getting back on the line after a fall)
P3: What happened to the woman after she fell?
(She got back on the highline and walked with confidence.)
P3: What did everyone do when the woman reached solid ground?
(They cheered for her.)
P4: What did the woman say highlining requires?
(It takes complete concentration; you have to use your fear and stop it from distracting you.)
