Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing» Zip Line http://www.wilderness-adventure.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ZZZZZ…Definitely Not the Sound of Snoring http://www.wilderness-adventure.com/2008/zzzzz-definitely-not-the-sound-of-snoring/ http://www.wilderness-adventure.com/2008/zzzzz-definitely-not-the-sound-of-snoring/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:50:00 +0000 Julia Bradford http://www.wilderness-adventure.com/dev/2008/zzzzz-definitely-not-the-sound-of-snoring/ In 1990, 900+ feet of galvanized aircraft cable was laid through a forest canopy and strewn over a 150 foot vertical elevation drop.

Col. Gene Nervo and and his family would be the guinea pigs for the first flight test of what was to be the longest and fastest zip line in the world.

Starting a camp fire

Fast forward to present day…

The clicking of the pulley and carabiners echo down the mountain as preparations are made. One last breath and off goes the pilot! The reverberation through the anchor poles rev like an engine reaching its redline, matched only by the battle cry of exhilaration as the zip line pilot achieves approximately 35-40 mph.

900 feet of “pure screaming fun” breaks through the atmosphere as the zipliner flies down the mountain. And like a fighter jet landing on an aircraft carrier, the pilot gets caught by the dynamic brake system and sent backwards towards his or her final destination. A group effort is taken underway to retrieve the zipliner and prepare for the next flight…

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Come get some!!

TRuC

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