People At This Festival Slept On Hammocks Hanging Hundreds Of Feet Above The Italian Alps
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The International Highline Meeting festival seems like one of the most chill festivals we’ve ever heard of, but it also might be one of the most terrifying – attendees spend most of their time strung up on tightropes stretched across the Italian Alps in Monte Piana at very high altitudes.
The attendees call themselves “slackers” because of the slacklines they balance themselves on. This extreme sport differs from tightrope walking in that the rope has a slightly flattened shaped and has slack, meaning that it can move side-to-side or bounce.
Besides the fact that the mountaineering aficionados spend a good part of their days (and nights in sleeping hammocks) on slacklines suspended hundreds of feet above the Italian dolomite Alps offering stunning mountain views, the meeting has all the trappings of a normal festival – a kitchen, a bar, and awesome musical jam sessions. The outdoor sport lovers can also attend a Yoga workshop or take tandem paraglider flights.
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how to pee?
How to not crap my pants?
no sh@t!
First thing that came to my mind as well
Adult diapers?
geronimo!
Right over the side
What about the ones suspended below??? And I am talking about the people on the hammocks below!!! :P
bottle yo
Gravitation.........
Peeing is easy. David S. has the more pressing question! How to crap or how not to crap pants!
geronimo!
Depends...
That is an easy one!
They said the festival has all the usual stuff, including a bar. I would imagine there are port-a-potties, as well.
They definitely don't have port-a-potties. They will be taking nature poops.
lol :)) this thing came to my mind too the forst second i saw the pics. amazing courage (Y)
They look free!!
But they are not!
LOL this made me laugh so hard for some reason that my tea went all over my screen!
AMAZZZZZZZZZING .......CAN'T DO IT MYSELF BUT FUCK YEAAAAAAA
H*** F****** S***!!!!!!!! but... what if someone needs to go to the bathroom..?
Over the side!!
What I wanna go find out is how they get out when they are 3-5 deep on the line?
Appears one must unhook one end momentarily to cross another's anchor, in the bubble pic looks like mini hammock is passing through ….
That's so scary! Haha but I still would love to try! ;-)
vertigo rules me out totally
this is insane!!
Wow!
crazy brave
There is no end to foolishness.
nope
too much adventure for me but cool to see
Ego
Hippies rule
WOW!!!! you must be the bravest people around!!!!!!! PICS are Great!
hope the chinese sewed the hammocks well.
Unbelievable!
I am a sleepwalker...guess would need 3 cables to feel safe
Amazing..!! One of the craziest things I've heard t be doing in a fest..:D
Is it just me who noticed that the guy's smoking a joint ? I mean right place, right time ! Sweet ...
That has to be the biggest collection of hipsters I've ever seen in my life.
WHY?!
Estan locoooooosssssss.............................completamenteeeeeee........jajajajaa..
No way. Well for guys wouldt be hard to pee but maybe that is why you dont see so many girls.
fuck it
Wow. Dare devils for sure.
That looks sooo much fun :D
I bet they also smoke. Oh that's amazing !!!
Wauw!
this is open mind .. creation in weird ways sometimes opens ur mind big.
Terrifying idea, but an awesome concept! Beautiful photos.
Best festival ever, I think...
I would feel content, laying in the hammock no matter where it was or how high. Hammocks are so comforting. Ahhhhhhhhh
not that cool :(
Büyük cesaret.
Increible.!!!
they should make a floating toilet
i need the tight rope walking thing explained to me. are they taking a stroll back to the festival for a pee and a fresh beer?
What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
looks like spending time stuck in a traffic jam
Wow just notice man on guitar. Lol. He looks a bit cramped xx joki looks super
OMG Really , the extent some folk go to get a thrill !
OMG really the extent some folk go to for a thrill !
amazingly terrifying :-)
wow they look so happy so wish i could be this free
normal festival – a kitchen, a bar, and awesome musical jam sessions. yeah for sure thats what happens at normal festivals
brilliant!
how do they go to the bathroom?
The first word we said after seeing these pics were!!!!! OH FUCK!!!! EVEN I WANNA DO THIS!!! *_*
The pics with the mini and maxi hammock is legend! I need a big one what are these??
It's not risky. It's about freedom. Just amazing!
Madness! LOL Really, that is amazing, but I couldn't do it. I am even having trouble just looking at the photos.
What's wrong with these people?
What is wrong with these people?
The pictures are spectacular. Still at first I was annoyed, as I often am by the 'need-for-extreme' trend. But rope-walking is cool;-).
Wow Bit awkward though...Sue Stratton! XX
These people need to find me. Preserve the Future look it up on facebook. What and amazing festival I have so many ideas for this!
I think these people should be around me. Please find me at Preserve the Future. Zachary Weber. What and amazing festival!
Never!
Thank you I'll fall from 3' up.
bwwaaaaaaht!!!
MEXICO´S COPPER CANYON HAS A NEW GRANDSON IN THE ITALIAN ALPS
I got are the type to fall out of bed...
Hope none are prone to falling out of bed...
Hu, vad läskigt men det vore också lite spännande att prova ;-)
Absolutely insane!!!
Как да разтоваря САМОСВАЛА ВЕ??!?
Как да разтоваря самосвала ве?
Wow!!! just wow!!! i wish i could do this!!!!
This shit is legit! I wanna go next year, where should I sign?
These hammocks needs to be in super good quality to keep them safe in the sky :)
Looks like fun but where are the women? Couldn't hep but notice it looked like 100% men out there.
amazing
How the hell do they even get there
Is the guy by himself in the hammock smoking high??
you rock guys!
I'd use a secondary safety rope - there's a lot of people on it!
awesome.....
wow!!........:/....I would not be able to do that.
i think it is mind blowing and crazy good i am afraid of heights but i would love to try it.
C'est débille!!
Respect!!!
Sick!
Wow really crazy fun love it
Some hippy`s get higher than others
-Is it raining? +No! it's those mother fuckers in those hammocks! -thet's get the fuck out of here.I saw bunch of them eating at Chipotle
Who ever did this are dumb. Doesn't any one care about their life these days?
This will be my retirement project
seems to be a common concern...how to relieve yourself. look out below!
Wouldn't want to roll out of bed asleep.....!
Omg..i wanted to do that...very challenging!
Ooh superrr..!!
NOPE.
What exactly were they smoking to get talked into doing this?
i want to slap them all, out of just plain envy
what if suddenly they need to poo......they got nowhere to run -_-
Very cool, but not for me, probably. To pee, or not to pee? Tthings are easier for men, they can pee in a bottle. Depends for the gals : )
ginger guy is def smoking a fatty
They're amazing! :) I hope I will do this soon! :)
Wat een idioten
OMG!! Who would do that?! Im getting a heart attack just watching these photos! :O
just pee!°°°
OMG!!! Crazy!! Im having a heart attack just looking at these pics! :O
Beautiful, and their ALIVE. Imagine the serenity and majestic view. I am to disabled but I try to live every way I can. Awesome
truc de ouf !!!
truc de ouf !
Coincidentally I read this after reading about some Darwin award winners on ebaums world.
nutters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but what a great idea.....I know I would relax in my hammock then need the loo...
I feel anxious just looking at these pictures!!
Sports that thrills, KILLS!
Nope
yea so I would
Sports that thrills, KILLS!
how to pee?
How to not crap my pants?
no sh@t!
First thing that came to my mind as well
Adult diapers?
geronimo!
Right over the side
What about the ones suspended below??? And I am talking about the people on the hammocks below!!! :P
bottle yo
Gravitation.........
Peeing is easy. David S. has the more pressing question! How to crap or how not to crap pants!
geronimo!
Depends...
That is an easy one!
They said the festival has all the usual stuff, including a bar. I would imagine there are port-a-potties, as well.
They definitely don't have port-a-potties. They will be taking nature poops.
lol :)) this thing came to my mind too the forst second i saw the pics. amazing courage (Y)
They look free!!
But they are not!
LOL this made me laugh so hard for some reason that my tea went all over my screen!
AMAZZZZZZZZZING .......CAN'T DO IT MYSELF BUT FUCK YEAAAAAAA
H*** F****** S***!!!!!!!! but... what if someone needs to go to the bathroom..?
Over the side!!
What I wanna go find out is how they get out when they are 3-5 deep on the line?
Appears one must unhook one end momentarily to cross another's anchor, in the bubble pic looks like mini hammock is passing through ….
That's so scary! Haha but I still would love to try! ;-)
vertigo rules me out totally
this is insane!!
Wow!
crazy brave
There is no end to foolishness.
nope
too much adventure for me but cool to see
Ego
Hippies rule
WOW!!!! you must be the bravest people around!!!!!!! PICS are Great!
hope the chinese sewed the hammocks well.
Unbelievable!
I am a sleepwalker...guess would need 3 cables to feel safe
Amazing..!! One of the craziest things I've heard t be doing in a fest..:D
Is it just me who noticed that the guy's smoking a joint ? I mean right place, right time ! Sweet ...
That has to be the biggest collection of hipsters I've ever seen in my life.
WHY?!
Estan locoooooosssssss.............................completamenteeeeeee........jajajajaa..
No way. Well for guys wouldt be hard to pee but maybe that is why you dont see so many girls.
fuck it
Wow. Dare devils for sure.
That looks sooo much fun :D
I bet they also smoke. Oh that's amazing !!!
Wauw!
this is open mind .. creation in weird ways sometimes opens ur mind big.
Terrifying idea, but an awesome concept! Beautiful photos.
Best festival ever, I think...
I would feel content, laying in the hammock no matter where it was or how high. Hammocks are so comforting. Ahhhhhhhhh
not that cool :(
Büyük cesaret.
Increible.!!!
they should make a floating toilet
i need the tight rope walking thing explained to me. are they taking a stroll back to the festival for a pee and a fresh beer?
What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
looks like spending time stuck in a traffic jam
Wow just notice man on guitar. Lol. He looks a bit cramped xx joki looks super
OMG Really , the extent some folk go to get a thrill !
OMG really the extent some folk go to for a thrill !
amazingly terrifying :-)
wow they look so happy so wish i could be this free
normal festival – a kitchen, a bar, and awesome musical jam sessions. yeah for sure thats what happens at normal festivals
brilliant!
how do they go to the bathroom?
The first word we said after seeing these pics were!!!!! OH FUCK!!!! EVEN I WANNA DO THIS!!! *_*
The pics with the mini and maxi hammock is legend! I need a big one what are these??
It's not risky. It's about freedom. Just amazing!
Madness! LOL Really, that is amazing, but I couldn't do it. I am even having trouble just looking at the photos.
What's wrong with these people?
What is wrong with these people?
The pictures are spectacular. Still at first I was annoyed, as I often am by the 'need-for-extreme' trend. But rope-walking is cool;-).
Wow Bit awkward though...Sue Stratton! XX
These people need to find me. Preserve the Future look it up on facebook. What and amazing festival I have so many ideas for this!
I think these people should be around me. Please find me at Preserve the Future. Zachary Weber. What and amazing festival!
Never!
Thank you I'll fall from 3' up.
bwwaaaaaaht!!!
MEXICO´S COPPER CANYON HAS A NEW GRANDSON IN THE ITALIAN ALPS
I got are the type to fall out of bed...
Hope none are prone to falling out of bed...
Hu, vad läskigt men det vore också lite spännande att prova ;-)
Absolutely insane!!!
Как да разтоваря САМОСВАЛА ВЕ??!?
Как да разтоваря самосвала ве?
Wow!!! just wow!!! i wish i could do this!!!!
This shit is legit! I wanna go next year, where should I sign?
These hammocks needs to be in super good quality to keep them safe in the sky :)
Looks like fun but where are the women? Couldn't hep but notice it looked like 100% men out there.
amazing
How the hell do they even get there
Is the guy by himself in the hammock smoking high??
you rock guys!
I'd use a secondary safety rope - there's a lot of people on it!
awesome.....
wow!!........:/....I would not be able to do that.
i think it is mind blowing and crazy good i am afraid of heights but i would love to try it.
C'est débille!!
Respect!!!
Sick!
Wow really crazy fun love it
Some hippy`s get higher than others
-Is it raining? +No! it's those mother fuckers in those hammocks! -thet's get the fuck out of here.I saw bunch of them eating at Chipotle
Who ever did this are dumb. Doesn't any one care about their life these days?
This will be my retirement project
seems to be a common concern...how to relieve yourself. look out below!
Wouldn't want to roll out of bed asleep.....!
Omg..i wanted to do that...very challenging!
Ooh superrr..!!
NOPE.
What exactly were they smoking to get talked into doing this?
i want to slap them all, out of just plain envy
what if suddenly they need to poo......they got nowhere to run -_-
Very cool, but not for me, probably. To pee, or not to pee? Tthings are easier for men, they can pee in a bottle. Depends for the gals : )
ginger guy is def smoking a fatty
They're amazing! :) I hope I will do this soon! :)
Wat een idioten
OMG!! Who would do that?! Im getting a heart attack just watching these photos! :O
just pee!°°°
OMG!!! Crazy!! Im having a heart attack just looking at these pics! :O
Beautiful, and their ALIVE. Imagine the serenity and majestic view. I am to disabled but I try to live every way I can. Awesome
truc de ouf !!!
truc de ouf !
Coincidentally I read this after reading about some Darwin award winners on ebaums world.
nutters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but what a great idea.....I know I would relax in my hammock then need the loo...
I feel anxious just looking at these pictures!!
Sports that thrills, KILLS!
Nope
yea so I would
Sports that thrills, KILLS!