Leading adventure company to open new course at Cannock Forest |
The award-winning Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure is set to open a new course at Cannock Forest, Staffordshire on Friday 23 May. Based on a similar design to the sixteen UK-wide courses, Go Ape at Cannock Forest will offer people of all ages the opportunity to live life more adventurously and experience the Go Ape wow factor.
Be part of a growing tribe of over 850,000 adventure seekers and experience the thrills of trekking from tree-to-tree, some 40ft above the forest floor. Go Ape is a totally new type of mental and physical challenge, which is acclaimed for its confidence building and risk management skills. The seventeen UK-wide courses are accessible to anyone who can climb a rope ladder, not just the super fit.
The proposed course will be split into 5 separate sections, linked together by natural footpaths. Each section begins with a rope ladder climb into the treetops, where an assortment of spectacular obstacles and Tarzan swings lead to an exhilarating zip slide, bringing you down to the forest floor. Go Ape at Cannock Forest will have 2 fantastic zip slides, each reaching a length of over 250m. The first at section 3 flies over a valley into another separate forest area where visitors will complete section 4. The second long zip will bring you back to the original location to complete the rest of the course. Set within the stunning forest surroundings, this unique outdoor activity provides approximately three hours of adrenalin-fuelled fun and adventure for everyone from families to corporate.
Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure was established in 2002 by husband and wife team Tristram and Rebecca Mayhew. Six years on, Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure courses are now located in seventeen forests across the UK, stretching from the south coast to Scottish highlands. The young company has plans to open 40 courses by 2012. The inspiration for creating Go Ape came from a family holiday to France when Tristram and Rebecca came across a similar high wire adventure course deep in the Auvergne National Forest. They watched a family swinging through the tree canopy. Sure the teenage kids were having a grand time of it, but it was the look of ‘we haven’t had this much fun in years’ on their parents’ faces that convinced them instantly that they should be doing this in the UK.
Winning a stream of tourism awards over the past 2 years, Tristram Mayhew, co-founder and Chief Gorilla, nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year at The National Business Awards, 2006, says. “Creating adventures and encouraging others to live life more adventurously is the ethos behind Go Ape. It’s very much about introducing people, young and old, to the forest and being able to explore the forest from a different perspective.”
Minimum age 10 years, minimum height 1.4m (4ft 7in) and maximum weight of 20.5 stone. Under 18 year olds must be accompanied by a participating adult. One adult can supervise either up to two children (where one or both is under 16) or up to five 16-17 year olds. Prices: Gorillas (18yrs+) £25.00, Baboons (10-17yrs) £20.00.
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