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{{short description|Transportation system}}
{{Other uses of|Zipline}}
[[File:Texas Zip liner 5430.JPG|thumb|A person on a zip-line]]
[[File:Zip-line over rainforest canopy 4 January 2005, Costa Rica.jpg|right|thumb|Zip-lining in [[Costa Rica]], January 2005]]

A '''zip-line''', '''zip line''', '''zip-wire''', '''flying fox''', or '''death slide'''<ref name=":0">''Who Really Benefits from Tourism'', Publ. Equations, Karnataka, India, 2010. Working Papers Series. "Canopy Tourism", [https://books.google.com/books?id=yZ3JA4Jm-oMC&q=Zip-line&pg=PA37 page 37]</ref><ref name=":1">Jacques Marais, Lisa De Speville, ''Adventure Racing'', Publisher Human Kinetics, 2004, {{ISBN|0736059113}}, 9780736059114, 160 pages, [https://books.google.com/books?id=47okqR2JA-QC&dq=Zip-line+%22flying+fox%22+%22tyrolean%22&pg=PA156 page 156]</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://equitabletourism.org/readfull.php?AID=1402|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002055626/http://equitabletourism.org/readfull.php?AID=1402|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 October 2013|title=Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) – Working Paper Series 2009-10|website=equitabletourism.org|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/foefie-slide|title=Foefie slide definition and meaning – Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=OutdoorFunStore>{{cite web|last=Outdoor Fun Store |title=History of The Zipline |url=http://knol.google.com/k/history-of-the-zipline |access-date=22 January 2019|url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225073608/http://knol.google.com/k/history-of-the-zipline |archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Death slide definition and meaning, Collins English Dictionary |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/death-slide |website=Collins English Dictionary |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref> is a [[pulley]] suspended on a [[wire rope|cable]], usually made of [[stainless steel]], mounted on a [[slope]]. It is designed to enable [[cargo]] or a person propelled by [[gravity]] to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding on to, or being attached to, the freely moving pulley. It has been described as essentially a [[Tyrolean traverse]] that engages gravity to assist its speed of movement.<ref name=OutdoorFunStore/> Its use is not confined to adventure sport, recreation, or tourism, although modern-day usage tends to favor those meanings.<ref name=":5">Based on Google search of the term.</ref>

==History==
[[Cable transport#Early aerial tramways|Ropeways or aerial cables]] have been used as a method of [[transport]] in some mountainous countries for more than 2,000 years, possibly starting in China, India and Japan as early as 250 BC,<ref name=lowtech>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/01/aerial-ropeways-automatic-cargo-transport.html|title=Aerial ropeways: automatic cargo transport for a bargain|publisher=LOW-TECH MAGAZINE, Doubts on progress and technology|access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref> remaining in use in some remote areas in China such as [[Salween River|Nujiang (Salween)]] valley in [[Yunnan]] as late as 2015 before being replaced by bridges.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item/3444/bye_bye_nujiang_ziplines|title=Bye-bye Nujiang ziplines|publisher=GoKunming|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref> Not all of these structures were assisted by [[gravity]], so not all fitted the definition of the zip-line.<ref name=lowtech/>

Various technological advances in Europe in the [[Middle Ages]] improved the power-line's ropeways, some of which were still assisted by gravity.<ref name=lowtech/>

The first recorded use of the zip-line as a form of entertainment was possibly in 1739, when [[Robert Cadman]], a [[steeplejack]] and [[Tightrope walking|rope slider]], died when descending from [[Shrewsbury|Shrewsbury's]] [[St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury|St Mary's Church]] when his rope snapped. In literature, one appears in [[H. G. Wells]]'s 1897 novel ''[[The Invisible Man]]'' as part of a [[Whit Monday]] fair: "On the village green an inclined string, down which, clinging the while to a pulley-swung handle, one could be hurled violently against a sack at the other end, came in for considerable favour among the adolescent..."<ref>{{cite book|title="The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance"|author=H.G. Wells|date=1897|publisher=C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.|location=London|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HEedUnVEt0C}}</ref>

Some sources attribute the development of zip-lines used today as a vacation activity to the Tyrolean traverses developed for mountaineering purposes.<ref name=OutdoorFunStore/>

In the Australian [[outback]], zip-lines were sometimes used for delivering necessities to people working in or on the other side of a valley, and they may have been used in conflicts by [[Australian Army|Australian troops]] to deliver food, mail and even ammunition to forward positions.<ref name=zipconsult>{{cite web|url=http://ziplineconsultant.com/all-about-zip-lines/|title=All about Zip Lines|website=Zipline Consultant|date=2018|access-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818041837/http://ziplineconsultant.com/all-about-zip-lines/|archive-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=OutdoorFunStore/><ref name=":8">Although these claims are repeated on several sites, an original reliable source of the information has not been found.</ref>

==Current uses==
[[File:Flying foxes across river chasm in Ladakh.jpg|thumb|180px|Zip-line across river chasm in [[Ladakh]], India]]

===As a means of transport===
[[Yungas#Human use|Yungas]], Bolivia, features a system of zip-lines used for transporting harvested crops, mainly [[coca]], across a valley 200&nbsp;m below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/2011/05/20115811409577464.html|title=The flying men of Yungas Valley|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://documentary.net/video/cocaleros-in-bolivia-do-not-walk-they-fly/|title=Cocaleros in Bolivia do not walk – they fly|access-date=25 January 2019|website=documentary.net|author=Al Jazeera}}</ref> They can also be seen in the [[Ladakh]] region of India.

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the use of [[Ropeway conveyor|aerial ropeways]] for transporting cargo, partly due to their low energy requirements and environmental impact. Gravity-fed types, i.e. zip-lines, have been built in [[Nepal]],<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.notechmagazine.com/2009/10/aerial-ropeways-in-nepal.html|title=Aerial Ropeways in Nepal|journal=No Tech Magazine|access-date=22 January 2019|date=12 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204034218/http://www.notechmagazine.com/2009/10/aerial-ropeways-in-nepal.html|archive-date=4 December 2017}}</ref> Latin America and India.<ref name=lowtech/>

Ziplines have also been used as a means of transporting items in [[Australia|Australian]] regions in the past. These may include ammunition, weapons, tools, food, and mail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zipping Through History: The Origins of the Zipline - Oahu Zipline |url=https://oahuzipline.com/zipping-through-history-the-origins-of-the-zipline/ |website=oahuzipline |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>

===Recreation===
====Children's adventure playgrounds====
[[File:Flying Fox cablecar Canberra, Australia.jpg|thumb|120px|Flying fox at [[Gungahlin, Canberra]], Australia]]

Zip-lines may be designed for [[child]]ren's [[Play (activity)|play]] and found on some [[adventure playground]]s. Inclines are fairly shallow and so the speeds kept relatively low, removing the need for a means of stopping.<ref name=zipconsult/> The term "flying fox" is commonly used in reference to such a small-scale zip-line in Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ziplinerider.com/Australia_Ziplines.html |title=Zip-Lines, Flying Fox in Australia|publisher=Ziplinerider.com|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziplinerider.com/New_Zealand_Ziplines.html |title=Zip-Lines, Flying Fox in New Zealand|publisher=Ziplinerider.com|access-date=9 August 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014427/http://www.ziplinerider.com/New_Zealand_Ziplines.html |archive-date=6 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.soec.org.uk/our-activities/high-activities/flying-fox/ |title=Flying Fox, Zip lines in Scottish Outdoor Education Centres|publisher=soec.org.uk|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
With playground equipment, the pulleys are fixed to the cable, the user typically hanging onto a handgrip underneath, but occasionally including a seat or a safety strap. Return of the grip or seat is usually done by simply pushing or pulling it via a short wire back to the top of the hill on foot.

====Canopy tours and adventure zip-lining====
[[File:Hocking Peaks Adventure Park, Logan, Ohio.jpg|thumb|Hocking Peaks Adventure Park, [[Logan, Ohio]]]]

Longer and higher rides are often used as a means of accessing remote areas, such as a [[rainforest]] [[Canopy (forest)|canopy]]. In the 1970s, wildlife biologists set up zip-lines as a way to study and explore the dense [[rainforests]] of Costa Rica without disturbing the environment. The business idea for zip-line [[canopy tour]]s developed from these. Darren Hreniuk, a Canadian citizen who moved to Costa Rica in 1992, around the same time that a scene in the film ''[[Medicine Man (film)|Medicine Man]]'' incorporated the treetop rides, with the goal of using canopy tours to help raise awareness for reforestation, education and socio-economic development in the surrounding areas.<ref name=OutdoorFunStore/> In October 1998, the Costa Rican Patent Office granted patent No. 2532 for an "Elevated Forest Transport System Propelled by Gravity, Using Harness and Pulley Through a Simple Horizontal Line" to Hreniuk. The patent was later annulled, bringing  uncertainty to zip-line businesses, before being reinstated after twenty years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2d301fe1-e8ec-4ddd-99f3-7c6ff8145210|date=10 November 2018|first=CastroPal|last=Abogados|title=Costa Rica – patent leaves canopy tours dangling|access-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122103124/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2d301fe1-e8ec-4ddd-99f3-7c6ff8145210|archive-date=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.co.cr/canopy-patent-reinstated-canadian-man-costa-rica-20-year-legal-battle/61608/|publisher=Costa Rica Star|title=Canopy Patent Reinstated to Canadian Man in Costa Rica After 20 Year Legal Battle|first=Wendy|last=Anders|date=1 June 2017|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

A canopy tour (sometimes called a zip-line tour) provides a route through a wooded, and often mountainous, landscape, making primary use of zip-lines and aerial bridges between platforms built in trees. Tourists are harnessed to a cable for safety, and many are restricted to adults. Heights vary from near to the ground to near the treetops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/take-a-zipline-or-canopy-tour-34122| title=Take a Zipline or Canopy Tour|first=Lois|last=Friedland|publisher=Tripsavvy|date=22 November 2017|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111634/https://www.tripsavvy.com/take-a-zipline-or-canopy-tour-34122|archive-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> Canopy tours are largely marketed under the banner of [[ecotourism]], although the environmental impact of any type of zip-line is a disputed topic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/zip-line2.htm|title=How zip lines work: History of zip lines|first=Kate|last=Kershner|website=howstuffworks|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022429/https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/zip-line2.htm|archive-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>

The terminology varies (canopy tour, zip-lining, flying fox), and the distinction between using zip-lines for ecotourism and zip-lining as an [[Extreme sports|adventure sport]] is often not clear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ziplinerider.com/Zipline_Locations.html|title=Zipline locations|website=Zipline Rider|access-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123102138/https://www.ziplinerider.com/Zipline_Locations.html|archive-date=23 January 2019}}; also a number of commercial sites such as [https://www.adrenaline.com.au/tree-top-adventures/ Adrenaline: Flying fox & tree adventures], [https://adventureamericaziplinecanopytours.com/canopy-tours/ Adventure America: Zipline canopy tours]</ref>
Zip-line tours are now popular vacation activities, found both at upscale resorts and at outdoor adventure camps, where they may be an element on a larger challenge such as a [[hiking|hike]] or [[ropes course]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/September-October-2008/Dont-Look-Down/ |title=Don't Look Down!| last=Thayer| first=Matthew|date=September–October 2008| journal=Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine|access-date=9 March 2011|location=Maui, Hawaii|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126151202/http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/September-October-2008/Dont-Look-Down/|archive-date=26 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/most-extreme-zip-lines-in-america-34302|first=Lois|last=Friedland|title=The most extreme ziplines in America|date=25 May 2018|access-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124002436/https://www.tripsavvy.com/most-extreme-zip-lines-in-america-34302|archive-date=24 January 2019}}</ref>

==Operation==
===Mechanism===
[[File:Departure zip SuperFly in Whistler, BC, Canada.jpg|thumb|Departure zip SuperFly in [[Whistler, British Columbia]], Canada]]

A type of pulley with a grooved wheel known as a [[sheave]] is used in zip-lines, and the pulley turns as it travels along, thus reducing [[friction]] and enabling greater speed than would otherwise be possible.<ref name=physics>{{cite web|url=https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/zip-line1.htm|title=How zip lines work: Physics of zip lines|first=Kate|last=Kershner|website=howstuffworks|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022228/https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/zip-line1.htm|archive-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>

The zip-line trolley ("zipliner") is the frame or assembly together with the pulley inside that run along the cable.<ref>Some examples can be seen [https://zipline.systems/index.php/zip-line-pulleys-trolleys.html here].</ref> Zip-lines also have some kind of device to allow the cargo or rider to attach to the pulley system. This could include a harness, seat, a cabin or often just a handhold in smaller playground applications, that attaches to the pulley by a pivoting link or [[carabiner]] which secures the load, allowing the person or cargo to travel down the line.

====Braking====
[[File:Zip line spring braking system.jpg|thumb|Zip-line spring braking system]]

To be propelled by gravity, the cable needs to be on a fairly steep slope. Even then, the rider or cargo will often not travel completely to the end (although this will depend on the [[Structural load|load]]), and some means of safely stopping the car at the bottom end is usually needed with the larger zip-lines. Users of zip-lines must have some means of stopping themselves.<ref name=physics/> Typical mechanisms include:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roper|first1=Aaron|title=Zip Line Braking Methods|url=https://www.ziplinegear.com/pages/howto-braking|website=ZipLineGear Knowledge Base|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref>

*Friction created from the pulley rubbing against the cable
*Thick, purpose-built leather [[glove]]s
*A [[mat]] or [[net (device)|netting]] at the lower end of the incline
*A passive arrester system composed of [[spring (device)|springs]], pulleys, [[counterweight]]s, [[bungee cord]], [[tire]] or other devices, which slows and then stops the trolley's motion
*A "capture block", which is a block on the cable tethered to a rope controlled by a person who can manually apply friction on the rope to slow the user down
*Gravity stop, exploiting the sag in the cable, where the belly of the cable is always lower than the termination point. The amount of net incline in a zip-line system affects the speed at which the user arrives at the termination point.
*[[brake|Hand brake]] at the end of the zip-line

===Safety===
There are certain precautions that can be taken. Riders are physically attached to the cable by a [[safety harness|harness]] which attaches to a removable trolley. A [[helmet]] is required on almost all courses of any size. All zip-line cables have some degree of sag, so the proper [[Tension (physics)|tensioning]] of a cable is important and allows tuning the ride of a zip-line.

==Records==
[[File:Ziplining through rainforest at Canopy San Lorenzo in San Ramon, Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|Zip-lining through rainforest at San Lorenzo in [[San Ramón (canton)]]]]
[[File:Rescuing a stuck zipliner at Canopy San Lorenzo in San Ramon, Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|Rescuing a stuck zip-liner]]

===Longest===
The world's longest zip-line, which opened on 28 September 2024, is the K3 of the SA Forest Adventures in [[Caledon, South Africa]]. It is a single cable of 3.2 km reaching speeds up to 120km/h.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mashamba |first=Ronewa Jessica |date=2024-09-28 |title='World's longest zip line' launched just outside Cape Town |url=https://www.iol.co.za/travel/south-africa/western-cape/worlds-longest-zip-line-launched-just-outside-cape-town-aeb3fdad-0018-4678-bb88-508d018ee16c#google_vignette |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=IOL}}</ref>  

From 31 January 2018 it was the "Jebel Jais Flight" from one of the peaks of the [[Jebel Jais]] mountain in [[Ras Al Khaimah]], United Arab Emirates, with a single unbroken span of {{convert|2,831.88|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-attraction-zipline/uae-claims-worlds-longest-zipline-idUSKBN1FL50Z|title=UAE claims world's longest zipline |first=Rosanna|last=Lockwood|website=reuters.com|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67883-longest-zip-wire|website=Guinness World Records|title=Longest zip-wire|date=31 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125062605/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67883-longest-zip-wire|archive-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> The ride was temporarily closed pending the outcome into an investigation into the crash of an [[AgustaWestland AW139|Agusta 139]] [[air medical services|rescue helicopter]] on 29 December 2018, killing all on board. It is believed to have clipped one of the cables.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46715376|title=UAE helicopter crash kills four crew on rescue mission near zipline|date=30 December 2018|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102044402/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46715376|archive-date=2 January 2019|access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> The ride has since re-opened.<ref>{{Cite web |last=visit-jj-admin |title=Jais Flight – World's Longest Zipline |url=https://visitjebeljais.com/adrenaline/jais-flight/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Visit Jebel Jais}}</ref>

The "Parque de Aventura Barrancas del Cobre" at {{cvt|2545|m}} in [[Copper Canyon]], Mexico, is the  second-longest span,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ziprider.com/rides/coppercanyon/ |title=Copper Canyon, Mexico Ziprider |publisher=Ziprider.com |access-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229130707/http://ziprider.com/rides/coppercanyon/ |archive-date=29 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}, http://parktropa.com/our-works-en/zipline/</ref> with "El Monstruo" at [[Orocovis]] in [[Puerto Rico]] coming in third, at {{cvt|2530|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themanual.com/travel/longest-zip-line-in-the-world/|access-date=25 January 2019|title=Take flight on the 3 longest zip-lines in the world|website=The Manual|date=10 May 2018|first=Clay|last=Abney|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125064600/https://www.themanual.com/travel/longest-zip-line-in-the-world/|archive-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

The Skywire at [[Bluewater (shopping centre)|Bluewater]] in Kent is the longest in England at {{convert|725|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Woolston|first1=Hope|last2=Delahaye|first2=Julie|date=2021-03-19|title=England's 'longest and fastest' zip wire set to open in May|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/uk-ireland/englands-longest-fastest-zip-wire-23761393|access-date=2021-06-18|website=mirror|language=en}}</ref> The longest zip-line in Europe, at {{convert|2300|m}}, is the Sternsauser in [[Hoch-Ybrig]], Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=de |title=Seilrutsche «Sternensauser» |url=https://www.zuerich.com/de/besuchen/sport/seilrutsche-sternensauser}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

The Zip World Bethesda line in [[Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda]], Wales holds the world record for attaining the fastest zip-line travel speed.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10752334/The-100mph-slide-riding-Europes-longest-zipline.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140413092734/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/10752334/The-100mph-slide-riding-Europes-longest-zipline.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 13 April 2014 |title=The 100 MPH slide; Riding Europe's Longest Zipline|access-date=3 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventure/detail/velocity|title=Zip World Velocity|access-date=3 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815194521/http://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventure/detail/velocity|archive-date=15 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Steepest===
Zip-lines with the steepest inclines include:
*[[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]]'s Rockland Estate Rainforest Adventures zip-line (opened 24 November 2017) drops {{convert|320|m}} across the {{convert|853|m}} of cable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/worlds-steepest-zip-line-breathtaking-views-over-st-martin-180967477/|title=The world's steepest zip line offers breathtaking views over St. Martin|last=Rizzo|first=Cailey|website=Smithsonian.com|date=11 December 2017|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010149/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/worlds-steepest-zip-line-breathtaking-views-over-st-martin-180967477/|archive-date=29 January 2018}}</ref>
*The [[Letalnica bratov Gorišek]] zip-line, on the [[ski jumping]] hill in [[Planica]], Slovenia (opened 19 September 2015) is {{convert|566|m|ft}} long with a {{convert|202|m|ft}} vertical drop. It has an average 38.33% and a maximum 58.6% incline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nc-planica.si/2015/09/18/postani-planiski-junak/ |title=Become hero of Planica|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>
*ZipFlyer in [[Nepal]] (run by HighGround Adventures{{snd}}2012), with a maximum incline of 56%, claims to be the world's steepest zip-line. It has a vertical drop of {{convert|610|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highgroundnepal.com/ |title=HGnepal Website |access-date=4 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709050527/http://www.highgroundnepal.com/|archive-date=9 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziplinerider.com/Longest_Ziplines.html|title=Longest Zip Lines |publisher=ziplinerider.com |access-date=17 April 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430102750/http://www.ziplinerider.com/Longest_Ziplines.html|archive-date=30 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Oldest person to ride a zip-line===
*On his 106th birthday, British great-grandfather Jack Reynolds became the oldest person to ride a zip-line, on 6{{nbs}}April 2018, at [[Go Ape]] in [[Grizedale Forest, Cumbria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/9/fearless-centenarian-sets-third-record-by-riding-zip-wire-on-his-106th-birthday-520840|title=106-year-old sets birthday zip wire record – after getting tattoo and riding rollercoaster|first=Rachel|last=Swatman|website=Guinness World Records|date=18 September 2018|access-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128024217/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/9/fearless-centenarian-sets-third-record-by-riding-zip-wire-on-his-106th-birthday-520840|archive-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>

===Highest elevation zipline===
The La Tyrolienne in [[Val Thorens]], France is the highest altitude zipline, at 10,600 feet.<ref>{{cite web |title=The World's Highest Zipline Will Take You to the Slopes at the World's Best Ski Resort |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/mountain-ski-resorts/worlds-highest-zipline#:~:text=%E2%80%9CLa%20Tyrolienne%E2%80%9D%20is%20located%20at,above%20ground%20is%20820%20feet. |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Adventure park]]
*[[Aerial tramway]]
*[[Breeches buoy]]

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