Rick Rice tests out the zip line on Darren Danielson’s property outside of Duluth, Minn. When the Danielson family decided to build a zip line on the property, they thought big – and high. After ...

Whoever first thought of stringing a line between two trees, hitching up a harness and gliding from point A to point B was apparently a genius. From Hawaii to New York, you'll find popular zip-line ...

After gliding through the treetops on a cable at a park in the Adirondacks, Holly Swanson wondered if she could replicate the fun in her parents' backyard. Turns out it was easy, she said. After a ...

Backyard enthusiasts usually stretch the steel cable between trees, Sleadd said. The length of the line determines the height at the start. Sleadd's company sells a lot of 150-foot and 200-foot lines, ...