Sending a full-grown man zipping directly into a car windshield will always result in shattered glass and a bruised bottom.

After a little online research, she installed a 250-foot zip line between two trees on their property in Brunswick, Maine. "You can drop into the pond, which is a lot of fun," said Swanson, who ...

Matt grabbed the handle of the zip line and was lifted about six feet off the ground. As he gained speed on the zip line, there was a sudden cracking sound. A pine tree, about 30 feet tall, snapped.

Nicole Mattson, 8, daughter of Darren Danielson's friend Roger Mattson, tries out the zip line set up on Danielson's property outside of Duluth, Minn. When the Danielson family decided to build a ...

In the absence of state regulations, the group sets standards for an estimated 250 commercially operated zip line businesses in the U.S. ACCT also accredits zip line builders and inspectors.

GRAND RAPIDS — “It feels like I’m flying,” says Emily Daum of the zip line she got for her 9th birthday last fall. And that made it something every parent searches for: one of the coolest ...

After gliding through the treetops on a cable at a park in the Adirondacks, Holly Swanson wondered if she could replicate the fun in her parents' backyard. Turns out it was easy, she said. After a ...

After gliding through the treetops on a cable at a park in the Adirondacks, Holly Swanson wondered if she could replicate the fun in her parents’ backyard. Turns out it was easy, she said. After ...

After gliding through the treetops on a cable at a park in the Adirondacks, Holly Swanson wondered if she could replicate the fun in her parents' backyard. Turns out it was easy, she said. After a ...