 ABSEILING,
GORGE
SWINGING
The latest adventure activities to come to Livingstone and the sheer gorges
around Victoria Falls are ideal
for them.
The company,
Abseil
Zambia offers abseiling, gorge swinging, rap jump and cable swing
experiences in the deep Batoka gorge.
A platform has been erected on top of
the gorge, and the ropes are strung out from safety pegs which have been drilled into the
rocks.
 ABSEILING
The helmeted client is attached to the main rope and safety
rope from their harness. Then s/he is gently lowered over the platform. Slowly the rope is
let out as the client makes their way down the rock face. Clients improve with each
attempt and they can go down as often as time allows.
On reaching the base of the gorge the client has the choice of walking out or being
hauled back up. The walk up has been designed as an
integral part of the day’s activities. A gentle slope with
plenty of rest stops has been chosen. It is a pretty walk, especially now that all the
trees are in leaf.
HIGH WIRING,
GORGE SWINGING
AND RAP JUMPING
 This is the world's first
commercial High Wire. A cable is spanned across the gorge 135m long and 75m
above the ground. A full body harness is attached securely from your back to
the cable and you take a running dive off
the edge of the cliff. Soar across the deep gorge like a bird in
flight.
It costs US$65 for about a full day of abseiling and high
wiring, gorge swinging and rap jumping during which time you can have as many
turns as you like.
Check out the photos on the
Abseil Zambia website.
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