On March 6 , local and international members of the highlining community ascended on the Blue Mountains . The gathering saw 70 local and international members of the highlining community walking at heights of up to 100m . In a statement released by the NSW Government in response to this event, Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said that he was “deeply concerned about the safety of people who are undertaking high risk activities
On March 6 , local and international members of the highlining community ascended on the Blue Mountains . The gathering saw 70 local and international members of the highlining community walking at heights of up to 100m . The sport is a form of slackroping which sees participants walk between anchor points with enormous elevation .