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Chernobyl Fundraiser – Zip Wire or Low Ropes Course

12 June 2022

Take on the exhilarating Rooftop Rider or Low Ropes Course and raise funds for the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline charity.

Take on the exhilarating Rooftop Rider or have fun on the testing low ropes course with your friends and family and raise funds for the Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline charity. The charity fundraises to bring children from needy families in Belarus and the Ukraine to the UK for recuperative breaks, away from high background radiation levels, so they can enjoy uncontaminated food, breath clean air and allow their immune systems to recharge.

The Roof Top Zip Wire is one of Mount Cook’s most popular activities, filled with adrenaline and challenges your nerves! Take a zip off the roof platform and down into the onsite quarry at 40 mph!​ Half hour sessions commence at 10.30am and finish at 3.30pm – you’ll have the chance to do two zips per session. Minimum age is 8 years old, minimum weight is 20kgs and maximum weight 116kgs.

The low ropes is a great activity, filled with challenges, it’s more tricky than you think! Forty minute sessions commence at 10.30am and finish at 3.40pm. Minimum age is 8 years old.

Cost for each activity is £15 Adults, £7.50 children

Address

Mount Cook Adventure Centre,
Porter Lane,
Middleton-by-Wirksworth
Matlock
DE4 4LS

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Opening Times

Half hour sessions from 1030 to 3pm Opening times may vary, please check with the attraction for the latest information.

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