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Lakes Zip-Wire Application Withdrawn
By Jon on 20/10/2010 11:45:55
Controversial planning application for 1200 metre Honister Zip-Wire attraction shelved.
The controversial planning application for a 1200-metre zip-wire from the summit of Fleetwith Pike in the Lake District has been withdrawn by Honister Slate mine.The application, which has met with widespread opposition from conservation groups
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World's Longest Indoor Zip-Wire - Video
By Jon on 13/01/2012 11:06:24
Go Ape's Zip Wire at this year's Outdoors Show is the longest indoor one in the world, probably.
We just kind of like this video of Go Ape's 500-foot 'longest indoor zip wire' at the current 2012 Outdoors Show at ExCel in London complete with time-lapse build-up sequence and birds-eye zip-cam. If you want a go for real, the show
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BBC Honister Zip-Wire Documentary On iPlayer
By Jon on 24/10/2011 18:40:17
Film follows the story of the proposed zip-wire in the Lake District National Park.
A quick heads up that the first programme in a new BBC4 series. Tales from the National Parks is now available on iPlayer and looks like terrific viewing as it tackles the Honister Zip-Wire application head on.If you've been asleep for a couple
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Lakes Zip Wire Hearing Set For Next Week
By Jon on 30/08/2011 14:06:24
Planning authority meets to consider Honister Slate Mine application on 7 September.
The controversial proposal to construct a 1200m zip wire on Fleetwith Fell above the Honister Slate Mine in the heart of the Lake District rumbles on with the planning application set to be considered by the LDNPA's planning committee on 7 September
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Conservation Body Speaks Out Against Lakes Zip Wire Proposal
By Jon on 03/08/2010 12:29:45
Proposal would see 1200-metre cable from the top of Fleetwith Pike to the Honister slate mine.
Landscape conservation charity, Friends of the Lake District, is alarmed at the prospect of a 1200-metre zip wire being installed in the Lake District and is urging members of the public to register objections to the scheme.The planning proposal
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Lakes Zipwire Application Fails
By Jon on 07/09/2011 15:11:04
Application for Honister zipwire turned down even though Bonington speaks in favour of the proposal.
The Lake District National Park Planning Authority has rejected the controversial application from the Honister Slate Mines to construct a 1200-metre zip-wire in the heart of the northern Lake District by nine votes to five after a three-hour debate
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Berghaus Pinnacle 2 Jacket - First Look
By Jon on 30/01/2001 14:41:00
New zips, new fabric and as good as the original
reinforcement, reflective elbow and side inserts, mountain hood with wired peak and single-hand adjustment, articulated arms, big cargo pockets, water-resistant underarm zips, 3D mesh pockets Normally we wouldn't bother
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New Review - Mountain Equipment Kongur Jacket
By Jon on 09/06/2010 14:24:20
mountains can throw at it.In other words, it's a modern take on the traditional bombproof British mountain jacket. There's no shortage of features either - the spec includes ME's legendary Stealth Hood with wired and stiffened peak, pit-zips, no fewer than
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Meet The 400 Quid Shell Jacket
By Jon on 25/02/2001 22:42:00
And we bet you can't guess who makes it...
.More? The zip pulls are made from a weird 'sticky grippyjelly-like stuff which also lines the inside of the hem to stop thebottom of the jacket from pulling up, there's a close-fitting hoodwith wired peak, shaped cuffs and the general feel of a top
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New From Paramo
By Jon on 06/10/2005 12:11:01
Out right now, new Paramo waterproof jacket, a hooded fleece plus two new additions to their range of reversible baselayer kit.
and upper arms. The hood is detachable,roll-away and also has a wired peak. The weight is quoted as 810 grammes and the suggested retail is£180.Tiempo Windproof FleeceAlso new this autumn is the new Tiempo windproof fleece. It'ssimilar to the existing Taiga
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