Join us for the Rocklands Highline Meeting 2023 at De Pakhuys this Heritage Day Weekend.
Who: Presented by the ‘Still stoked slackers’ with support from De Pakhuys
What: A highline meeting to celebrate our ‘culture’ of slack life.
When: 22nd – 25th September 2023
Where: De Pakhuys Campsite, Cederberg
Why: Have fun while growing the sport of slacklining in South Africa through a community-led event
How: Over four days, we’ll share short slacklines, two short midlines, and two freestyle-length midlines a short distance from De Pakhuys campsite.
Costs: Camping is R125 per person. Simply pay for camping on arrival, or book accommodation at De Pakhuys to take part in the event. Africamp, or the cabins should be booked in advance as the event is over a long-weekend.
Photo by Chase @fallfromchase
Things to note:
There is a basic kitchen with a stove and sink so bring your own cutlery and cooking utensils. Firewood or a gas stove is a smart backup. The showers are heated with the donkey and are great. You can store sealed and labelled food in the communal fridge in the kitchen (name your tupperware). Electricity is offered in the kitchen and lapa for charging your electronics. Bring a dustbin or rubbish bag and take your refuse and recycling home, the campsite does not provide bins. It aims to reduce waste and its impact on the local environment.
Photo by Tana @tanafayegammon
What should you bring?
Obviously, snacks! A harness if you have one, camping gear, food, and water (water at the campsite is safe for consumption too). If you’d like to contribute to the meeting, you can bring and share your gear and toys. Reach out before the event if you’d like to host a workshop.
Bring your bouldering pad, climbing shoes, and chalk if you intend to tackle some of the +600 problems in the area.
Meeting Timeline:
Thursday 21st – Rigging team arrives, first lines go up.
Friday 22nd – Meeting starts. Highlines are open for sessions. Local highline films screening starting at 8pm in the Lapa
Saturday 23rd – Beginner slackline workshop at the campsite, and lessons on how to mount a line, and sit start. Afternoon sessions on the beginner lines. Perfect time to rig a spacenet!
Sunday 24th – ‘Clothes Swap’ outside the Lapa. Bring an item to take an item. Embroidery workshop held at the highlines. Gear making workshop at the highlines. Early afternoon, a freestyle highline workshop will be held at the highlines.
Monday 25th – Morning sessions on the highlines before derig in the afternoon.
Clothes Swap
We’ll have a clothes line setup outside the Lapa. Bring clothing items you wish to trade (keep in mind they must smell and look good) as well as hangers for the quantity you bring, and pop them on the line. The clothes swap works on an honesty system. So if you bring an item, you can take an item!
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to get involved, contact me (Laurence) via email on stocklaurence@gmail.com
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