Author Jack Fagone

A new four-level ropes course and adventure hub is in development at the Waipā Mountain Bike Park in Rotorua, New Zealand. The project has obtained a commercial building consent from…

A major new proposed leisure development, which could include such attractions as a cable car and chair lift system, luge runs, a sky swing, walking trails, a zip line, and…

The Spokane Park Board and City Council are exploring an opportunity to build a zip line along the south bank of the Spokane River. The council expects to post a…

The American Camp Association (ACA) is holding a free, virtual conversation on recruitment, hiring, and staff retention on Jan. 24, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. The initial “Staffing Summit” was…

The Association for Experiential Education (AEE) is hosting monthly, virtual, roundtable discussions, open to all experiential educators. The forum allows educators to chat informally in a shared space of collaboration,…

The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Board of Directors nomination period has ended, and voting will begin Jan. 26, 2023. Late nominations will be accepted up to 48 hours…

The Firefly Zipline, a pop-up dual zipline experience, will return to Melbourne, Australia, after a successful sell-out season in 2021. The Firefly Zipline is the state of Victoria’s first and…

A new park from Australian operator TreeClimb, TreeClimb Kuitpo Forest, is expected to open this December for summer in South Australia. The project cost an estimated AUD$1.3 million (roughly $890,000…

Go Ape received the green light from municipal officials to bring a new adventure park to Blackburn in the United Kingdom borough of Lancashire. The park will feature high ropes,…

Bolder Adventure Park, a 66,000-square-foot entertainment and dining center with freefall attractions, a via ferrata, a 75-foot zip line, and high ropes elements, among other offerings, opened this October in…

Treetop Trekking Miami, South Florida’s first and only zip line adventure park according to The Trekking Group, opened in August of 2022.  Situated on six acres on Watson Island, the…

By Jack Fagone The Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) will hold its 20th Annual International Conference and Expo Jan. 19 – 22, 2023, at the Keystone Camp and Conference Center…

Registration for the 33rd annual International ACCT (Association for Challenge Course Technology) Conference and Expo in Portland, Ore., is now open for exhibitors, attendees, and sponsors. The conference and tradeshow…

Butter and Egg Adventures in Troy, Ala., is hosting a Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) level 1 and level 2 certification training, Dec. 12-16, 2022.  Training sessions will be led…