What is a zipline?
Ziplines, also called ‘traverses’, are the main method of transportation through the tour and are the essence of the zipline adventure. They consist of a steel cable anchored between two points to which the participant is connected with pulleys that permit movement along the line from one side to another propelled by gravity and momentum. Although the lines are designed so that the participant may be easily stopped at the next platform, some velocity adjustment is required on some traverses and for some participants which is achieved by the participant applying downward pressure to the line with the gloved hand. Our double stainless steel ziplines are fastened so as to permit the equalization of tension during the participant’s progress with a retainer system that supports each line independently in case of the failure of one. Failure, however, is a remote possibility since each line can support more seventy-five times the weight of a typical guest.
