Daily Times

PESHAWAR: A large number of people, including men, women and youth participated and enjoyed the first-ever zip-lining as the two-day adventurous sports gala concluded here at the Hayatabad Sports Complex on Sunday. The event attracted many people, including Turkish families who also participated in the zip-lining. The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and the Adventure Club had jointly organised the event. The event was the first in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was aimed at providing youth the opportunities of these exciting activities at the local level and promoting adventurous sports and tourism in the province. Besides the local people, the members of Turkish families also took part in the zip-lining and enjoyed the event. They hailed the TCKP and the Adventure Club for arranging the event. Over 130 participants, both male and female, took part in the event. The participants went 40 feet high and came 10 feet down after covering 100 metres distance while making zip-lining. They said the event was really thrilling and delightful. The second and third events of zip-lining will be held on February 25-26 and March 4-5 at the Hayatabad Sports Complex. Youth, both male and female, can call at the cell phone number 0333-9307384 for entries. Zip-lining is also known as spy line, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial rope slide, death slide, and flying fox and foe fie slide. It consists of a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel and mounted on a slope Originally created out of necessity, zip-lining was invented as a method of fast transportation across canyons, rivers and other impassable areas.