The state of Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is implementing new regulations for challenge courses (low and high) and climbing structures installed at recreational and educational camps,…
Three zip line incidents in late June serve as a reminder for park operators to take steps that will keep staff vigilant and on procedure for the remainder of the…
The “world’s longest zip line with intermediate towers” opened June 17 at Chamrousse ski resort in Isère, France. The zip line, 6,245 feet long with a vertical drop of 1,770…
The UK’s new 270 Climbing Park has opened the first phase of what will be “one of the most comprehensive climbing gyms in the UK,” it claims, but that hasn’t…
A zip line project in Khasab, Musandam, a governate of Oman, has been completed as part of the sultanate’s push to boost tourism. The Musandam Zip Line is Oman’s longest…
Voting for the board of directors for the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is underway through Feb. 10. All eligible voters—ACCT members in good standing, which includes up-to-date dues…
Rope Works Inc. is offering open enrollment training in facilitated aerial adventure operations and Level 1 Certification May 3-7 at the Texas A&M University ChallengeWorks in Bryan, Texas. The program…
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has released a draft standard with proposed changes to the ANSI/ACCT Standard 03-2019. The draft, which includes significant changes to the current standard, is now open…
Updated 12/05/22: This article has been updated to correct the description of why the TIRE committee prepared the June technical advisory; to note that the advisory applies to guide-operated brakes as…
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has opened the public comment period for the ACCT 03-202X draft standard, which includes a host of proposed changes to the ANSI/ACCT 03-2019…
A child on a zip line in Costa Rica rode into an unlikely obstruction on the line: a sloth. Fortunately, neither child or sloth were injured in the encounter, which…
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians for five violations related to the death of Zip Zoom Zipline employee Joaquin Romero, who…
Zipit Forest Adventures plans to invest about €2.5 million ($2.75 million) to roll out new high ropes courses in Kildare, Ireland, and at Coillte forest parks, including at the popular…
Last October, Tristram and Rebecca Mayhew passed ownership of their UK-based Go Ape and its 35 sites to the company’s 1,000 staff. According to a lengthy report in The Telegraph,…
Aerial Adventure Academy, an offshoot of Outdoor Ventures, is offering Train the Trainer courses for adventure park staff April 5-9 at Outdoor Venture’s The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium. The…
The Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) is moving forward with an in-person event for its 19th PRCA Annual International Conference and Expo, Jan. 26-31, 2022, at the Keystone Camp and…
Jamie Barrow, director of operation training and risk management for summer operations across the Vail Resorts empire, was publicly recognized with the ASTM Service Award at the meeting of the ASTM…
