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…
Signature Research is holding Level 1 and Level 2 high and low element certification trainings at Wonder Valley Ranch Resort, Sanger, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2022. Each training course will cover…
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is holding a virtual inspector certification testing event, Aug. 9, 2022. Applications are due July 15, 2022. Late applications will be accepted from…
Gripped London, a new adventure park with activities for ages 4 and up, is scheduled to open July 11 in Hounslow, West London. It is part of a 126-acre “leisure…
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.