Treetop and Sky High Adventures
The route you choose depends upon your sense of adventure. You could stroll on canopy walkways 100 feet above the ground, hook yourself to a zip line and slide from one treetop to the next, or float overhead in a hot air balloon. Want to go even higher? Why not try sky diving, parasailing or pilot a fighter plane ride? Here's how to find these adventures and other experiences high in the sky.
Zipline -- The Zipline at Heavenly in California Overlooks Lake Tahoe,
Heavenly Mountain Resort in California claims it has the longest zipline in the United States. During the 80-second ride, you're guaranteed spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and the ski slopes you underneath as you descend.
Heavenly Mountain Resort in California claims it has the longest zipline in the United States. During the 80-second ride, you're guaranteed spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and the ski slopes you underneath as you descend.
Even Couch Potatoes Can Play 'Experience Everest: The Razor’s Edge'
If you want to get the sense of climbing Mount Everest – and turn it into a competition with friends, check out 'Experience Everest: The Razor’s Edge,' an interactive game for solo or multiple players. It’s more fun than Monopoly and doesn’t involve zapping down aliens on a video screen
If you want to get the sense of climbing Mount Everest – and turn it into a competition with friends, check out 'Experience Everest: The Razor’s Edge,' an interactive game for solo or multiple players. It’s more fun than Monopoly and doesn’t involve zapping down aliens on a video screen
Climb Your Heart Out In Glacier Country
Here's an insider's guide to rock and ice climbing in Montana's Glacier Country
Here's an insider's guide to rock and ice climbing in Montana's Glacier Country
Start Rock Climbing --Enjoy the Natural Highs
Learning the highs of rock climbing introduces you to sky-high adventures. But learning how to climb safely is key to the adventure.
Learning the highs of rock climbing introduces you to sky-high adventures. But learning how to climb safely is key to the adventure.
Take a Zipline Tour
Are you taking a zipline tour on your next vacation and want to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline companies give you basic trainng, which might include a ride on wire close to the ground.
Are you taking a zipline tour on your next vacation and want to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline companies give you basic trainng, which might include a ride on wire close to the ground.
Take a Zip Line Tour in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Summer or winter, you can take a zipline Tour in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. It's a nice break from skiing at the resort with North America's longest vertical, or after a day of hiking or playing golf.
Summer or winter, you can take a zipline Tour in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. It's a nice break from skiing at the resort with North America's longest vertical, or after a day of hiking or playing golf.
Sherpas Cams On Mount Everest Take You On the Climb
If you want to see exactly what climbers on Mount Everest face watch through cams that sherpas have attached to their helmets while climbing Mount Everest.
If you want to see exactly what climbers on Mount Everest face watch through cams that sherpas have attached to their helmets while climbing Mount Everest.
Extreme Base Jumpers and Rappellers Love Bridge Day
On Bridge Day in Fayetteville County, WV, base jumpers leap off the New River Gorge Bridge legally, and rappellers zip down their lines toward the water below. It's a spectacular spectator event.
On Bridge Day in Fayetteville County, WV, base jumpers leap off the New River Gorge Bridge legally, and rappellers zip down their lines toward the water below. It's a spectacular spectator event.
You Don't Need Lengthy (If Any) Training for These Sky High Adventures
Here are seven entertaining ways to view the earth from up high.
Here are seven entertaining ways to view the earth from up high.
Take the Stick and Fly a Biplane
Ease gently into that acrobatic roll as you fly the Pitts S-2C biplane.
Ease gently into that acrobatic roll as you fly the Pitts S-2C biplane.
Helicopter Scenic Trips
Hovering overhead in a helicopter ensures unique views.
Hovering overhead in a helicopter ensures unique views.
The Sky is Filled With Color During Hot Air Balloon Festivals
When hundreds of hot air balloons rise en masse at a balloon festival, it's among the most colorful events on earth.
When hundreds of hot air balloons rise en masse at a balloon festival, it's among the most colorful events on earth.
Canopy Tours Let You View Nature from Above
Canopy tours are on walkways or zip lines that are 90 feet or more above the jungle floor and strung between two trees.
Canopy tours are on walkways or zip lines that are 90 feet or more above the jungle floor and strung between two trees.