Adventure Park Insider—Boulder, Colo., July 10, 2024—The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) was accepted as the technical liaison to the International Standards Organization’s (ISO) “adventure tourism” subcommittee. The subcommittee,…
Adventure Park Insider—Boulder, Colo., July 10, 2024—The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is launching its new Vendor Accreditation program in July. To support the program, the association is also…
Registration is open for the “Facilitator and Trainer’s UnConference” (formerly NCCPS) in Boulder, Colo., Feb. 29–March 2. The three-day “uncommon gathering” is facilitated by Leahy & Associates, Inc. The event,…
Challenge Works will host a five-day, 40-hour open enrollment training and certification event, April 8-12 in Santa Cruz, Calif. The event is focused on skills development, best practices sharing, and…
Adventureworks! Associates, Inc., will lead a 40-hour level 2 Ropes Course Instructor training and testing event April 25-29 in East Kootenay, British Columbia. Successful completion of the course, a practical…
UPDATED Aug. 21, 2024, to reflect that this case was dismissed. A woman filed a lawsuit against the Hyatt Corporation and Safety Engineering OOD in January 2024, alleging her child…
Granite Insurance has promoted Jamie White to chief financial officer and named Ben Todd the new leader of its climbing gym insurance division. White joined Granite Insurance in spring of…
Alpine Towers will hold Level 1 and Level 2 ACCT Practitioner Certification training and testing Oct. 20-Nov. 3 at the John Dorr Nature Lab in Bethlehem, Conn. Enrollment for the…
Gore Mountain is set to begin construction of a new zip coaster—the anchor summer attraction of the larger North Creek Ski Bowl redevelopment project—in 2024 after two resolutions related to…
The Sun Princess from Princess Cruises will launch February 2024 with the first Rollglider zip coaster to be installed on a ship. Inspired by the thrill of “free flying” experienced…
Following the success of the first Uplå location in Mont Saint Grégoire, Quebec, which attracted more than 100,000 guests in 2022, The Trekking Group is bringing the outdoor trampoline park…
Nearly 800 aerial adventure operators, builders, experts, and vendors came together at the 33rd annual Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) International Conference and Expo in Portland, Ore., Feb. 9-12,…
Adventureworks! Associates, Inc., is offering a ropes course and climbing program management training course with a challenge course manager certification. The program will be held at The Adventure Learning Centre…
Construction is underway on a new a mini golf course and high ropes attraction at The Valley shopping center in Evesham, United Kingdom. The 18-hole adventure golf course will sit…
Anakeesta, a mountaintop adventure park in Gatlinburg, Tenn., with a three-span parallel zip line, mountain coaster, canopy walk, and several netted at-height attractions, is embarking on a three-year, $34 million…
Climbing wall manufacturers Eldorado Climbing (Eldo) and Walltech have partnered to expand their respective markets and offer a broader range of technologies, products, and services. Through the partnership, Colorado-based Eldo…
A nine-year-old boy fell 23 feet at the TreeTop Challenge adventure park in Queensland, Australia, on Sunday. The boy was taken directly to Sunshine Coast University Hospital. He was discharged on…
