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A 94-year-old has gone viral for zip lining in honor of his late wife. David Aris rode the Velocity zip line at Zip World, an outdoor adventure park in Wales. According to the park's website, the ...
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 area is currently known for its industrial heritage and adventure tourism. Merthyr and the surrounding areas boast the Grade-I listed Cyfarthfa Castle, the world’s fastest seated zip line, the UK's largest mountain bike park, the largest indoor climbing wall in Wales, national cycle routes and plans for the UK's longest indoor ski slope.
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]
Sally Webster said the 100mph zipline, which she tackled alongside her daughter, made her ‘feel alive’. Care home resident, 85, fulfils wish to complete world’s fastest zipline Skip to main ...
Sean Taylor gave evidence at the Welsh Affairs Committee on how to make the country a global tourist destination.
On 12 May 2018, Fastest Shed broke its first record on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a recorded speed of 101.046 mph (162.618 km/h). [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Fastest Shed broke the record for the third time, surpassing its previous record by a narrow margin, recording a speed of 101.581 mph (163.479 km/h), again on Pendine Sands, at the ...
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