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A 15-year-old student died in February 2021 from complications related to asphyxiation after the leg loops of his harness came undone while he was navigating a high ropes course in…
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…
A tentative workshop schedule has been posted to the Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) website in advance of its annual conference, scheduled for Jan. 18-21 in Starke Wells, Fla. Qualified…
Petzl has discovered ropes can be mounted incorrectly in the rope adjuster of certain GRILLON products, preventing the products from successfully performing their blocking function, which can result in a…
The family of a Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt., zip line tour guide who died two years ago on the course is suing the resort and several equipment manufacturers for wrongful…
When the University of Oregon mascot, Puddles the Duck, made a dramatic zip-line entrance at the team’s football game in Autzen Stadium on Nov. 24, he became just one on…
The Outdoor Ventures adventure park on Cape Cod, The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens, is allowed to reopen after being shuttered for five years, thanks to a Barnstable…
