Adventure Park Insider Magazine—Salt Lake City, Sept. 13, 2024—Petzl has issued a voluntary recall of its GYM, PANDION, and PANJI harnesses due to the potential for user error, specifically donning…
Adventure Park Insider Magazine—Buena Vista del Rincón, Costa Rica, Aug. 15, 2024—Latin American and Caribbean aerial adventure practitioners will gather in Costa Rica for the second annual Programa de Capacitación…
Adventure Park Insider Magazine—White Haven, Pa., Aug. 15, 2024—The Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association (PSAA) is rebranding as the Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Association (PORA). The new entity will welcome a broad…
Adventure Park Insider—Red Deer, Alberta, July 18, 2024—Canyon Ski Resort opened a new aerial park, zip lines, and a net park this month to meet the demand for more activities…
An investigation is ongoing into how a 41-year-old Italian woman slipped from her harness and fell 60 feet to her death toward the end of a high-speed zip line in Italy last week.
Adventure Park Insider Magazine—Oklahoma City, Okla., March 5, 2024—The indications of evolution for the industry and its trade association were everywhere during the 34th Annual Association for Challenge Course Technology…
A 15-year-old student died in February 2021 from complications related to asphyxiation after the leg loops of his harness came undone while he was navigating a high ropes course in…
Challenge Towers Aerial Adventures is hosting its final Challenge Course Managers Certification of the year, Dec. 11-15 at the Challenge Towers office in Asheville, N.C. This ACCT-accredited certification is ideal…
In fiscal year 2023, and for the 13th consecutive year, “Fall protection, general requirements” was the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s most cited standard, with a total of 7,271 violations—more…
Walltopia Group has introduced three new configurations for its Ropes Course product line, which now has eight standard models. All three new configurations are modular designs that can be expanded…
Zip World has revealed plans to build a new 400-meter (1,312-foot) “zip rail” through the trees at Tamar Trails at Gulworthy, which is part of the Cornwall and West Devon…
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has appointed longtime staff member Melissa Webb as its new executive director. Webb had been serving as temporary director of operations for the…
Whitehouse Leisure Park, a vacation-home community on the coast of North Wales in the United Kingdom, opened a new 11-element high ropes course for residents and visitors in May. UK-based…
Less than 11 months after starting as executive director of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), Bill Zimmermann has resigned from his post. Zimmermann succeeded former executive director Shawn…
City of Arlington Parks and Recreation in Arlington, Texas, has partnered with Go Ape to open a new aerial adventure attraction in River Legacy Park East. The attraction will debut…
Developers are seeking the permits to build a new adventure park called Osprey Aerial Adventures on a 12-acre site just south of Chesapeake, Va., a city that’s home to nearly…
Outdoor Venture Group (OV) has unveiled the Nautilus Tower, an accessible outdoor recreation attraction that allows visitors of all abilities to enjoy an at-height experience. The tower can be built…
