Worlds most insane ride from Nepal

26 Jun 2012 Comments 0

A tour operator in Nepal calling itself ‘ZipFlyer’ claims to run the world’s fastest zip-line, a 1.8km line that drops 600m, attaining speeds of 160 kmph. Honestly I’m not sure what kind of speeds zip-lines are supposed to be clocking so those numbers don’t mean much, but the helmetcamera bits in the video look insane. What's a Zip-line you ask? Well according to Wikipedia its

 

"A zip-line (also known as a flying fox, foefie slide, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide or Tyrolean crossing) consists of a  pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on an incline . It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding onto, or attaching to, the freely moving

pulley."

 

The bottom line is at 1.8 km in length and with a top speed of 160kmph this is a pretty intense ride.

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