Teh One Who Knocks
07-19-2013, 10:38 AM
Metro News UK
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For the thrill-seeker in search of the ultimate white-knuckle ride, this takes some beating.
Dangling 400m (1,300ft) above the Colorado River, you are swung through the air at 50mph.
Don’t look to owner Steve Beckley for help, he has only tried the Giant Canyon Swing once – and he makes sure you sign a waiver stating ‘falls, injuries and/or death may result from engaging in the activity’.
Oh… and it’s actually 800km (500 miles) from the the Grand Canyon, but that’s the last thing on your mind in mid-air.
Mr Beckley, 41, decided that a previous version of the ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Colorado, was not ‘extreme’ enough. ‘It’s pneumatic-ally powered and much faster, so it’s definitely a bigger adrenaline rush,’ he explained.
‘People usually scream when they’re riding it, so first-timers hear that as they’re walking up to the ride.
‘Then when they see the drop-off down into the canyon, they’re either thrilled or terrified, and sometimes both.
‘It’s a lot of fun just to watch people ride, see their faces and hear them scream and laugh.’
Or, as one terrified fan put it: ‘Seven words to describe this swing: The. Scariest. Ride. I. Have. Ever. Done.’
http://i.imgur.com/nI8CL9M.jpg
For the thrill-seeker in search of the ultimate white-knuckle ride, this takes some beating.
Dangling 400m (1,300ft) above the Colorado River, you are swung through the air at 50mph.
Don’t look to owner Steve Beckley for help, he has only tried the Giant Canyon Swing once – and he makes sure you sign a waiver stating ‘falls, injuries and/or death may result from engaging in the activity’.
Oh… and it’s actually 800km (500 miles) from the the Grand Canyon, but that’s the last thing on your mind in mid-air.
Mr Beckley, 41, decided that a previous version of the ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Colorado, was not ‘extreme’ enough. ‘It’s pneumatic-ally powered and much faster, so it’s definitely a bigger adrenaline rush,’ he explained.
‘People usually scream when they’re riding it, so first-timers hear that as they’re walking up to the ride.
‘Then when they see the drop-off down into the canyon, they’re either thrilled or terrified, and sometimes both.
‘It’s a lot of fun just to watch people ride, see their faces and hear them scream and laugh.’
Or, as one terrified fan put it: ‘Seven words to describe this swing: The. Scariest. Ride. I. Have. Ever. Done.’