{"id":94616,"date":"2025-07-14T17:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=94616"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:48:33","slug":"the-steepest-zip-line-in-europe-if-not-the-world-for-thrill-seekers-here-is-the-limmanquable-de-lete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/the-steepest-zip-line-in-europe-if-not-the-world-for-thrill-seekers-here-is-the-limmanquable-de-lete\/","title":{"rendered":"\"The steepest zip line in Europe, maybe even the world\": for thrill-seekers, this is the must-do of the summer."},"content":{"rendered":"

Bourg Saint Maurice - Les Arcs<\/a> -<\/strong> You can barely make it out, a tightrope stretching between the crests of the Col de la Chal and the heights of Arc 2000. But all you have to do is raise your eyes to the sky, or put your ear to the ground, to hear the muffled cries of the daredevils who take the plunge. Here, at 2600 metres altitude, in the heart of the Haute-Tarentaise, the Aiguille Rouge zip line<\/a> offers a unique aerial experience, combining alpine thrills and technical prowess.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"It's 1,800 metres long, with a 30-degree incline at the start. That's huge for a zip line: we're on the maximum authorised gradient. Which makes it probably the steepest in Europe, maybe even the world. <\/em>explains \u00c9ric Libet, who is in charge of the activity during the summer season. <\/p>\n\n\n

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(Photo \u00a9 Romain Boisaubert\/Le Petit Montagnard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

On arrival, perched at a height of over 2000 metres, passengers are greeted by an ingenious braking system inspired by aircraft carriers: \"a trolley taps into a buffer, connected to two ropes and chains that go up to slow down the race... in a surprisingly gentle way\".<\/em> he smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n