The Alps longest hanging bridge with tree-top walk in the rope course of Saalbach Hinterglemm!

The Ropes Course Saalbach Hinterglemm starts it´s Summer season with new Highlights.

Adventure enthusiasts reach new heights in Saalbach Hinterglemm at the end of the valley at the ropes course next to Lindlingalm and the popular theme parks Teufelswasser and Schnitza's Holzpark. The ropes course with heights of 120 metres and Europe’s longest Zip Wire was officially opened in 2009.

This year owner Reinhold Bauböck will top it all: „In July the new „Baumzipfelweg“ with the „Golden Gate Bridge of the Alps“ will be opened - the highest elevated tree-top walk in Europe. This combination of a one kilometer loop trail in the tree tops with a rope bridge of  200 m length to the height of  40 metres is a unique project world-wide.“

Through massive construction with larch wood staircases, towers, bridges and platforms of the “Baumzipfelweg” is a year-round destination not only a for nature lovers but also for families, school groups and seniors.

Reinhold Bauböck: “The immediate surroundings of the Lindlingalm at the end of the Glemm valley offers a unique setting and excellent infra structure for this project, which aims to awaken and deepen our understanding of the forest, nature, and the entire ecosystem, through direct observation and personal experiences.”

Fly like Superman on Europe's longest zip-line
Another highlight of this rope course is definitely Europe´s longest zip-line, which runs from one side of the valley to the other in a height of 120 m.  With four valley-crossings the zip-line reaches a total length of approximately 2 kilometres.

Bauböck: "The zip line is designed to fly over the valley in Superman-style similar to hang gliding, lying on the stomach attached to the wire by a sturdy harness and hooks. After starting above the Lindlingalm you shoot down the wire above the treetops, zigzagging above the valley - including the marvellous panorama.”

Waldrodel and Skybike
Unique stations of the Rope Course are the „Waldrodel“ as well as the „Skybike“ – where adventurous wirewalkers cruise on a wooden sledge and KTM-Mountainbikes between the treetops.

On the individual parcours of the Rope Course you can set off to exciting voyages of discovery in a spectacular natural setting in different altitude levels and degrees of difficulty. As of June 2010 there are two more courses (light and medium level) for climbing, balancing, sliding and swinging on ropes and bridge constructions.

Due to various degrees of difficulty at each level the ropes course is appropriate for all ages (from 130 cm body height) – for people with fear of heights as well as adrenaline junkies.

After the distribution of equipment and a theoretical and practical training on the test course, the challenge will begin and the wood will be experienced from a totally new perspective. Support will be given by professional trainers who have years of experience in sport- and experiential education.

The ropes course Saalbach Hinterglemm is being built in compliance with the applicable standards of the Austrian Industrial Standards for building and operating ropes courses. Moreover, the course will be maintained permanently and checked annually by the Technical Inspection Authority Austria. A new developed safety system ensures that not both karabiners of the safety line can be detached from the wire at a time.

Nature is the ideal field of activity for all ages and is a device for teambuilding as well as personal development.

The most important elements are fun, the association with oneself and the others in the group. Targets arise for the team as well as for the individual and boundaries will be experienced through human sensations.

The Rope Course is discount partner of the Jokercard.

Adventureworld Bauböck www.hochseilpark.at