Throughout
Western Europe, aerial adventure parks are extremely popular.
Though similar in design to traditional static belay challenge
courses, these aerial adventure courses are geared toward
personal adventure and challenge rather than team development
and are intended to serve a tourist demographic. These courses
are structured around increasing levels of difficulty and
include many type of bridges, tubes, climbing structures,
ziplines and more to challenge every ability level. Until
recently, these type of adventure parks did not exist in
the US. Even now, there are only a handful; but interest
is exploding.
In preparation
for the expected interest, in 2008 The Adventure Guild launched
ZipStream
Aerial Adventure Parks as a new brand and has begun
marketing this exciting new product across the US, becoming
the first US based challenge course vendor to specialize
in this unique product.
Several
locations in / around Chattanooga, TN, as well
as a locations in Goshen, VA, and Portland, OR are scheduled
for installation / operation in early 2010. Locations in
FL and CO are also in negotionation. When completed, the
Dunlap, TN (Chattanooga) ZipStream location will
include Aerial Adventure Courses, a Zipline Tour, Via Ferrata
(cable course on the cliffline) as well as rock climbing
and rappelling.
For more information
about visiting, installing,
or operating your own ZipStream Aerial Adventure Park,
visit the ZipStream
Site or call 423-266-5709 (in the East) or 719-649-5179
(in the West).