Most people are content to work with gravity on zip lines, screaming with excitement as they build up speed on their way down the cable. Not adventurer Richard Browning.
The pioneer, who set the 2017 Guinness World Record for “Fastest speed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit,” was attempting speeds of 62 miles per hour on his way up – a speed normally accomplished on the way down.
“Sliding down a zip wire that’s a mile long is pretty exhilarating – flying back up it when you have 1,000 horsepower at your finger tips is another level!” Browning said.
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