Anakeesta, an 80-plus acre adventure park in Gatlinburg, Tenn., with a three-span parallel zip line, canopy walk, and several netted attractions, including a challenge course and treehouse village, is adding…
The Treetop Walk Laurentides, a new tourist attraction from EAK, will open this summer in Mont-Blanc, just a few minutes drive from Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. The attraction will include a restaurant and store in a separate…
The new Upla Adventure Park is opening outside Montreal on June 4. A fully netted attraction, accessible to participants ages 3 to 99, Upla has been billed as the first…
Vail Resorts (VR) has seemingly cut zip lining from the 2022 summer offerings at its ski resorts, including Vail Mountain and Breckenridge, Colo., and Park City Mountain, Utah. As reported…
Plans for two new zip line attractions in the Canary Islands capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife look set to move forward after the local Urban Planning Department issued a favorable…
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has elected its new board and confirmed its committee liaisons for the upcoming year. They are: Carson Rivers of Challenge Towers will remain…
Cody Greene has joined the team at Ropes Park Equipment (RPE) as the sales and service manager. Greene brings an extensive background in the outdoor and adventure recreation industries to…
Petzl issued a recall today, Nov. 15, 2021, of its SCORPIO EASHOOK (L060BA00) lanyards, sold individually or as part of the KIT VIA FERRATA EASHOOK (K029DA00 and K029DA01), due to…
An employee at La Jolla Zip Zoom Zipline on the La Jolla Indian Reservation near San Diego, Calif., died Nov. 1 after falling from a zip line on Oct. 30.…
An investigation into the death of a six-year-old girl on the Haunted Mine Drop (HMD) ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Colo., on Sept. 5 found that multiple operator errors contributed to the fatality
UK-based outdoor adventure company Zip World is opening the Quarry Flyer, a new two span, dual zip line at its Penrhyn Quarry site in northern Wales.
Perfect Descent (PD) has been named the sole auto belay supplier for the climbing events at the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Interzip Rogers, the self-billed first interprovincial zip line in the world, opened June 24 in Canada.
SOAR has reopened its adventure tower and mini-golf course today, May 1, 2020, with limited hours and capacities, in accordance with eased social distancing guidelines in Tennessee.
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) launched its new insurance option, ACCT Group Health, today. The initiative has been in the works for more than six months.
The Online Tourism Academy is launching a brand-new virtual summit: COVID-19: Realities, Opportunities and Essential Next Steps. The free, two-day, live online event is scheduled for April 2-3.
API Magazine—March 26, 2020, Boulder, Colo.—ACCT is taking measures and compiling resources to help members manage the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the challenge course industry. In recognition…