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International Highline Meeting in Monte Piana...


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Some people can literally fall asleep anywhere. Including in a hammock suspended thousands of feet in the air. Highliners Take a Hammock Break in the Italian Alps.  The meeting runs from September 6 to 14 with 500 people attending  at Monte Piana, near Misurina, and gathered extreme slackline enthusiasts from around the world.



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There are seemingly no end of daredevils who like nothing better than to take up the challenges posed by highwire walking.
From natural geographical features such as waterfalls and gorges, to man-made objects such as skyscrapers and suspension bridges, tightrope walkers have attempted to walk across them all - with varying degrees of success.



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Besides the fact that the slackers spend a good part of their days (and nights) on slacklines suspended hundreds of feet above the Italian dolomite Alps, The meeting has all the trappings of a normal festival  a kitchen, a bar, and awesome musical jam sessions. Attendees can also attend a Yoga workshop or take tandem paraglider flights.


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There are seemingly no end of daredevils who like nothing better than to take up the challenges posed by highwire walking.From natural geographical features such as waterfalls and gorges, to man-made objects such as skyscrapers and suspension bridges, tightrope walkers have attempted to walk across them all - with varying degrees of success. It’s a physical accomplishment which is not for the the faint of heart. Not at that altitude anyway.

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