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Zip World was created by Sean Taylor, an ex-Royal Marines commando from the Conwy Valley, based on his military experiences using zip lines and sky-diving. [3] [4] [5] Taylor focused on converting heritage industrial sites into adventure playgrounds, making North Wales into an important adventure activity centre in Europe. [4]
The longest zip-line in Europe, at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), is the Sternsauser in Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland. [38] The Zip World Bethesda line in Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Wales holds the world record for attaining the fastest zip-line travel speed. [39] [40]
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In 2014 the Bounce Below attraction, described as "the world's largest underground trampoline", opened in the mine caverns [4] along with the Zip World wire course outside. [5] As part of the 2014 developments a new guided Victorian Mine Tour opened combining the funicular, the tunnels from the two previous tours and some tunnels newly opened ...
UWIRE is an American wire service for student journalists at more than 800 colleges and universities across the United States. [1] [2] It acts as a sort of hub between these institutions' newspapers, giving each of its over 850 members [3] access to news, sports, features, entertainment and opinion articles by the other members.
A 2012 planning application for the zip wire was refused by the Park Authority on the grounds of impact, despite support from explorer and Lake District resident Sir Chris Bonington and notable business and tourism organisations. [16] [17] Permission was granted for the 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long zip wire in 2018. [18]
Later enhancements included a spring for propulsion. As well as wire systems, Dart also made pneumatic cash carriers. Gipe Gipe was an American company founded by Emanuel Clarence Gipe of Freeport, Illinois. Gipe installations were popular in England. The car had two sets of wheels: the upper set ran on one wire and the lower set below a second ...