Rope Boarding is a sport where a strong rope is attached at one end to a tree or bar and the other end is attached to a skateboard (no trucks or wheels). The person then swings on the board performing tricks, which are often similar to skateboarding.

Rope boarding is a sport, which involves swinging on a rope while standing on a wheel-less skateboard deck. Because of the arc of the swinging rope, participants are able to perform tricks similar to those performed while skateboarding on halfpipes and other ramps. Still a new sport, rope boarding is dangerous and has yet to be totally accepted by the skateboarding community.

Perform tricks on a wheel-less skateboard deck, while swinging from a rope tied to a tree.

There are no written or standardized rules for rope boarding.

Rope boarding was invented in 2003 by Toronto-area teenagers, as an alternative to skateboarding. The sport slowly developed underground before getting outside attention. This attention came in the form of being featured as a new extreme sport on Canadian television. Though still considered a fringe sport, rope boarding is slowly gaining acceptance inside both the skateboarding community and the extreme sport community as a whole.

Deck
Helmet
Padding
Rope

Rope boarding can be quite dangerous due to the distance above the ground in which riders perform. As such, padding and a helmet are absolutely necessary.

Swinging and maintaining control of the rope requires a strong upper body and grip. Experience in skateboarding is also useful in regards to body control when attempting tricks.

Deck - a skateboard without trucks or wheels, connected to a large hanging rope

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_boarding
http://www.ropeboard.ca/