Ziplining adventures

Being suspended over a hundred feet in the air by a pair of steel cables that you are racing down at around 45mph may seem an odd way to spend a Saturday, but it was great fun.  My wife, some friends and I headed up to Seven Springs to take their new canopy zip line tour and it was a blast.  The 2 guides that accompanied us (and kept us clipped in so we didn’t plummet through the trees) were awesome and also hilarious.

The whole experience took about 3.5 hours from the time we left until we got back.  It starts with a briefing and putting the harnesses on.  After that, it’s a short walk to the ski lifts, a ride up and another slightly longer walk to the first platform.  There are 10 zip lines total, 2 bridges to cross and a single 20 foot rappel.  The longest of the zip lines was 1,500 feet long and over a hundred feet in the air.  It was spectacular.

I couldn’t leave the E-M5 at home for this, so it went right along, strapped to my body with a Luma Labs Cinch.  Once my harness was on, I simply put the camera strap over it.  It was very secure and kept the camera where it needed to be, instead of dropping to the ground.  I put the 12-50mm lens on the front and the accessory flash since it was lightly raining at first and I wanted to keep both body and lens weatherproof.  All in all, the combo did great.  I would have liked a longer zoom, but you can’t have everything I guess.  Anyway… here are the pictures.