Team Extreme Weekender
Hft Team Extreme is an elite group of fundraisers facing their fears and raising money to support adults with learning disabilities lead more independent and fulfilled lives.
And our 2016 Team Extreme Weekender has landed – and we want you to join us!
So here is how it works…
Option A – Pick your zip wire
1) Velocity
Velocity has two pairs of zip lines where you’ll plummet head first, travelling at speeds up to 100mph over a historic quarry. Your experience will start with the ‘Little Zipper’ - this is a great introduction and confidence builder with a maximum speed of 45mph. Then you’ll move onto the Big Zipper, which is the longest line in the Northern Hemisphere. You’ll travel up the mountain in a specialised off road vehicle and take in the sights of what was once the largest slate quarry in the world, before boarding the fastest zip line in the world, reaching speeds of around 100mph during your descent!
2) Titan
The Titan Zip Wire is the first of its kind - the only four person zip line in Europe, where riders reach speeds up to 70mph over moor, mountain and mine.Your experience at Zip World Titan encompasses all three zip lines – Anarchy, Bedlam and Chaos! There are over 8km of zip lines to race down while taking in the spectacular views.
Riders will be taken by vehicle to the start of the first zip line, Anarchy – the longest of the three. There is then a short and scenic walk between the end and start of the next two zip lines. The last zip line, Chaos, returns riders back to the start at Llechwedd Slate Cavern, flying high over the buildings as you come in to land.
3) Caverns
Zip World Caverns is the world’s largest fully underground zip line and adventure course. You will journey through an amazing adventure under the earth that has been inaccessible for nearly 200 years while experiencing exhilarating underground zip lines, rope bridges, obstacles and tunnels. You will then have time to wander around the historic site and grab some lunch before you start Bounce Below….
Bounce Below
Bounce Below is the first facility of its kind in the world, located at the Zip World Titan site near Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. Hidden underground in a 176-year old disused cavern, that is twice the size of St Paul’s Cathedral, you will find this subterranean playground, installed with huge ‘bouncy nets’!
These trampoline-like nets are hung within two vast chambers at different levels, the highest being 180 feet up from the bottom of the cavern, linked together by walkways and slides.
Once your session at Bounce Below has ended you will go on to the beautifully set Llyn Gwynant campsite surrounded by mountains where there will be a BBQ and camp fire.
Option B – Go below
Feeling a little more extreme? Head underground at Go Below. Through the mountain you’ll encounter forgotten deep blue lakes, lofty caverns and ancient mining machinery lying abandoned in the darkness. You’ll cross zip lines and traverses, climb rock faces and waterfalls, boat across water and abseil off ledges for that thrilling adrenaline rush that’ll leave you feeling totally exhilarated.
Your experience at Go below will last five hours, Once you’ve finished you will go to the beautifully set Llyn Gwynant campsite surrounded by mountains where there will be a BBQ and camp fire
Climbing Wall
Once you arrive back at the campsite everyone will have the chance to scale a portable 7.3 metre climbing wall where you can tackle a selection of different climbs.
Please click here for ages and weight restrictions
Choose the activities you want to do. If there is an activity you would prefer not to take part in, don’t worry as you can still take part in the rest! Just let us know. (It is a fixed price for the weekend; we regret that we will not be able to reduce the fee).
Hft Patron, Griff Rhys-Jones had this to say about the Zipline Challenge: "The Zip ride is the thrill of a lifetime: pitched somewhere between a human cannon ball and a properly packed parcel at a hundred miles an hour. Take flight for Hft. Live life to the full. Everybody deserves that. It's what Hft does for people with learning disabilities. They make real changes in real people's lives. Zip on." 24 Feb 2014.
As a member of Team Extreme you will receive:
Exclusive Team Hft Welcome pack
Team Extreme T-shirt
Fantastic telephone and email support
Amazing cheering team on the day!
Register your interest in joining the team!
We can also help you plan your own Team Extreme challenge from swimming with sharks to skydiving get in touch with Charlotte to find out more.
Registration fee: £60 Fundaising Target: £150
To register please visit: www.hft.org.uk/teamextreme