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soaring logo in black and whiteSoaring® Tree Top Adventures Media Fact Sheet - 2008

 

  • Soaring® Tree Top Adventures, a canopy-tour zip line activity in Durango, Colorado, is the first of its kind and scale in the United States.
  • There is no road access to Soaring® Canopy Tours. Guests arrive by the historic Durango & Silverton train.
  • Soaring® Tree Top Adventures is the largest, highest and safest canopy tour course available.
  • Soaring® first opened its course to the public in 2004.
  • The course consists of a network of over 22 spans, 28 platforms, and over 1.2 miles of zip line spans.
  • The course is constructed entirely of stainless steel (platforms, cables, turnbuckles, etc.) and will never rust.
  • Soaring® uses helicopter-grade, 19-7 reverse-wrap, stainless steel cable, unlike the galvanized 7-19 wrap cables used at zip line courses. The coarser wrap is how “zip line” got its name, as it emits a loud, “zipping” noise. Soaring’s® smooth cables allow guests to enjoy the serenity of the old-growth forest, and will never flake rust off the lines as galvanized steel does.
  • Guests soar in old-growth Ponderosa forest, over and through Aspen groves, through mountain glens and over the crisp waters of the Animas River.
  • Soaring® Canopy Tours features a patented block and cable suspension system that is completely non-invasive to the old-growth Ponderosa pines it uses to hold the lacy stainless steel platforms to the trees, making it 100% ecologically friendly. NO hooks, bolts or screws penetrate or harm any tree in the course.
  • A second patent is Soaring’s® unique non-braking system, which allows guests to soar across each cable and gently arrive to the next platform without the need of gloves or devices to slow themselves down.
  • The patented non-braking system plus the skilled Sky Rangers that send and receive guests at each platform mean that the course is safe and fun for guests of all ages. Soaring® has hosted families, groups and individuals ranging in age from 5 to 90.
  • With redundancies and backups built into every aspect of the design, Soaring’s® zip line course is considered to be the safest zip line course anywhere.
  • Soaring® spans range in length from 56 feet to 560 feet. New in 2008, Soaring® Tree Top Adventures will introduce a 1400 foot span to the course.
  • Safety is the number one priority at Soaring® Tree Top Adventures. Sky Rangers are Wilderness First Responder and CPR certified, and are trained in safety and emergency protocol for the trees.
  • All guest harnesses and personal safety hardware is manufactured by Petzl, a French company that is world renowned for the finest quality climbing and rescue gear.
  • Soaring® lasts 5 ½ hours, and includes a four-course gourmet lunch served on an elevated platform in the trees overlooking the Animas River.
  • Soaring® is open 7 days a week, May through October and can accommodate up to 60 guests per day.
  • The 2008 price for Soaring® Canopy Tours is $339 per person, which includes round-trip train transportation, a full day at Soaring®, lunch and all equipment and guides for the day.