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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]
In some cases, the cost of a wire transfer can exceed the bank’s wire transfer fee. For example, using a credit card as a funding source for a wire transfer can cost you more over time.
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]
Adventure Parc Snowdonia, formerly Surf Snowdonia, was an adventure park and tourist attraction, incorporating an artificial wave pool, at Dolgarrog in the Conwy valley, north Wales, owned by Conwy Adventure Leisure Ltd. It was the world's first commercial artificial surfing lake. [1] The site cost a total of £12 million and opened in August 2015.
Snowdonia is one of the wettest parts of the United Kingdom; Crib Goch in Snowdonia is the wettest spot in the United Kingdom, with an average rainfall of 4,473 millimetres (176.1 in) a year over the 30-year period prior to the mid-2000s. [33] [34] (There is a rainfall gauge at 713 metres (2,339 feet) on the slopes below Crib Goch.) [35]
Its state led to a campaign to replace the building. In April 2006, Snowdonia National Park Authority with the support of the Snowdonia Society agreed a deal to start work on a new cafe and visitor centre complex. [5] By mid-October 2006 the old building had been largely demolished. The 1930s station operated until 2006 except during World War II.
Zip-cord is a type of electrical cable with two or more conductors held together by an insulating jacket that can be easily separated simply by pulling apart. In Australia it is known as 'figure-8' cable. [1] The zip-cord term is also used with optical fiber cables consisting of two optical fibers joined in a similar manner.
The Snowdonia Way is an 97 mi (156 km) long-distance footpath in Snowdonia, Wales from Machynlleth in the south to Conwy in the north. [1] ...