Slacklining is a balance sport that uses nylon webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Slacklining is distinct from tightrope¹ walking in that the line is not held rigidly² taut³. (Source: Wikipedia)

在固定的两点之间拉条尼龙绳，然后在绳子上面行走的运动就叫“走绳”，它可以锻炼身体平衡。走绳与走钢丝不同，绳子绑好后不要求像钢丝绷得那么紧，可以有些弯度。

Slacklining can be traced back to climbing camps in Yosemite during the mid⁴ 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 feats⁵.

“走绳”的发源地是美国约塞米蒂国家公园，那里是著名的攀岩圣地，攀岩者们经常在公园扎营，琢磨上山的新路。上世纪70年代中期，一些攀岩者为了打发在山下无聊的时间，开始在两点之间拉上绳子，并在绳子上行走。不同的人可以根据自己的水平自由调节绳子捆绑的松紧度，当然，绳子绑得越松，晃动得就越厉害，行走的难度也就更高。

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.

根据人们“走绳”的地点和高度不同，走绳可以分为在离地面很近的绳子上行走的“花样走绳”、在架在河流上面的绳子上行走的“水上走绳”、以及在离地面很远的绳子上行走的“高空走绳”等。