Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHeart-stopping footage captured competitors in a high-altitude slacklining championship in central China. The event, the eighth of its kind, took place in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, from 18 to 20 August 2025. More than 20 elite slackliners from 10 countries participated, vying for the championship title. The challenge involved walking a two-centimetre-wide slackline suspended 400 metres above the ground and stretching 1,450 metres between two peaks. Watch the video in full aboveIn fullCompetitors walk slackline 400m above Chinese gorge in bid for championship gloryThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Daredevil slackliners battle for championship 400 metres above ground
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHeart-stopping footage captured competitors in a high-altitude slacklining championship in central China. The event, the eighth of its kind, took place in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, from 18 to 20 August 2025. More than 20 elite slackliners from 10 countries participated, vying for the championship title. The challenge involved walking a two-centimetre-wide slackline suspended 400 metres above the ground and stretching 1,450 metres between two peaks. Watch the video in full aboveIn fullCompetitors walk slackline 400m above Chinese gorge in bid for championship gloryThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
