Kaleb Madison spent Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6, hovering over Central Park in Superior.
Kaleb Madison balances on one foot as he slacklines between trees at Central Park in Superior Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6. “It’s really nice here (Central Park), lots of great places to set up,” Madison said. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Kaleb Madison, who recently moved to Duluth from Arkansas, was working on his slacklining skills.
Slacklining refers to the act of walking, running or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing that is tensioned between two anchors, similar to tightrope walking. Slacklines are tensioned significantly less than tightropes or tightwires in order to create a dynamic line that will stretch and bounce like a long and narrow trampoline.
Madison began slacklining about two years ago, but recently became more serious about practicing.
Kaleb Madison fights to keep his balance as he slacklines between trees at Central Park in Superior Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6. “It’s really nice here (Central Park), lots of great places to set up,” Madison said. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
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Kaleb Madison keeps his eyes up as he maintains his balance while slacklining between trees at Central Park in Superior Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6. Madison said slacklining barefoot is the best way to balance on the flat webbing. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Kaleb Madison balances between trees as he slacklines at Central Park in Superior on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6. Slacklining is the practice of balancing on flat webbing between two anchors. The slackline tension can be adjusted to bounce almost like a trampoline. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A pair of kids watch Kaleb Madison slackline between trees at Central Park in Superior Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6. Slacklining is balancing on flat webbing between two anchors. The slackline tension can be adjusted to bounce almost like a trampoline. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
