Navitat Canopy Adventures
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Client Website: www.navitat.com
Duration of install: 4 months
Season of install: Winter / Spring
Completion of install: May 2010
Project Goal:
- Provide a unique tree-based adventure in the southern Appalachian Mountains that showcases the highlights of the Moody Cove location.
- Build a course within easy reach of the city of Asheville, NC
- Build a course that leaves a small footprint
Program Description:
- Eco / History Tour
- Emphasis on environmental sustainability and conservation
- Emphasis on a Guide-based interpretive experience
Course Description:
- 10 zip lines – 1,100 ft. max
- 2 Sky-Bridges
- 3 short hikes
- 2 rappels
- Group Size: 8 participants and 2 guides
- Participatory tour with gloved hand-braking system
Installation Specifics:
- Built in White, Red, and Chestnut Oak, Poplar, and Hickory
- Weathering steel platforms
- Conventional yoke and friction wrap terminations
- Dual cable systems using 3/8” jacketed cables (“silent” cables)
