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==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>
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