Head Rush Senior Sales Manager Micah Salazar will illustrate how to maximize your business success using innovative recreation products. You will learn how to increase ROI and participation, enhance your customer experience, and create repeat business. We will cover current as well as new products, how they work, and how they can easily and successfully be implemented into your facility.

1. Engineering Your
Business for Success
Presented by Micah Salazar
Senior Sales Manager
Head RushTechnologies

2. Overview
• Future of Industry
• Mitigating Risks – Physical
• Solutions

3. Future of our Industry
• The future of our industry isTECHNOLOGY
• As competition begins to increase, parks will need to differentiate themselves by
adding new elements.
• Parks will need to make throughput
a priority.
• Capitalize on repeat visitors.
• Offer new and innovative
elements that offer personal challenges.

4. Learn from previous case studies to maximize
ROI

5. Testimonials
As the Senior Technical and Science Consultant for [the resort], I was to determine if it
was possible to increase throughput, decrease maintenance, and improve safety on
their current zip line.
Part of the evaluation included extensive testing of the existing technology to develop
a base line and then try various other potential solutions. zipSTOP in combination with
Skyline’s Jet Trolley performed the best. Speed increased at the end of the Zipline by
approximately 20% but by using the zipSTOP, deceleration forces were determined to
be around 0.75 g’s. regardless of rider mass or velocity variation due to other factors.
This is far lower than current technologies – gentler stop for the rider with predictable
stopping distances. The addition of springs was used in the event a rider exceeds the
limitation of 136kg and a resultant final velocity exceeding zipSTOP’s capabilities as
well as a means to prevent injury should the zipSTOP fail.
With over 10,000 riders during the months of July and August there have been no
failures of the zipSTOP nor any indication of wear. This applies to the Skyline Jet
Trolley as well. Throughput was increased by over 300%, and maintenance other than
replacement of components like rope (which is expected and predicted) to activate the
zipSTOP. The system has had no issues and performs extremely well. zipSTOP manual
covers a wide range of topics surrounding the zipSTOP it installation, maintenance
and setup. In my opinion it is one of the most comprehensive manuals covering this
type of technology I have had the pleasure to use.
I wish all amusement ride companies would put this kind of effort into developing
technology of this quality.
Best Regards,
Montgomery Childs
President , Integem Technologies Inc.

6. Testimonials
Dear Head Rush,
Captain Zipline Aerial Adventure Park in Salida, Colorado is very pleased with our 5
TRUBLUE Descenders. In our small canyon location, theTRUBLUEs made it possible
to increase the number of challenge bridges by eliminating the zip lines used to
descend from our aerial trekking courses.Your devices helped us enhance our guest’s
experiences and really augmented our operations with several visitors calling out the
TRUBLUE experience as their favorite. Good job, great equipment!
-Monty Holmes, “Captain Zipline”

7. Testimonials
• Anyone wanting to spice up their adventure park or ropes course should
install a Quickjump.We added two of these devices and we couldn't be more
satisfied. Customer service is without equal. Kendra and the entire Headrush
team will get the job done, and done well. From the Quickjump , to theTrue
Blue auto belay, these are the best devices on the market today. Period. If I
had to sum up all my thoughts and opinions about these devices…….
• Headrush- the best there is-period.
• Scott Brown (St Augustine)

8. Testimonials
• At Royal Gorge ZiplineTours, we have been able to add a new level of excitement to our Extreme Course using the
TRUBLUE belay device from Head RushTechnologies. Our customer experience culminates as they land on a 70'
tower. Using aTRUBLUE device allows us to increase customer throughput by decreasing the time it takes to lower
participants. We appreciate the ease of maintenance with almost no downtime. The outstanding technical support from
Head RushTechnologies has also been a plus. Customer feedback fromTrip Adviser has moved our tour from the #2 most
popular activity to #1 in the region since we started usingTRUBLUE. I highly recommend this technology as a way to
develop return customers as well. Nothing like the rush of stepping off a 70' platform!
• Bruce Brown
• Director of Zipline Operations andTraining
• Royal Gorge ZiplineTours
• Castle Rock ZiplineTours

9. How Long HaveYou Been In Business?

10. Learn how to add value to an existing
or new build park
• New competition between
parks
• The following results are
from Ziplinerider.com
(a website that lists zip
line locations).

11. Rapid Industry Growth
State Number of ziplines in 2010 Number of ziplines in 2015 Percent increase
CO 5 20 75%
WI 3 18 83%
CA 6 21 71%
TX 6 11 45%
HI 9 15 40%
FL 1 16 94%
NC 7 22 68%
NY 3 11 73%
Number of listings on ziplinerider.com
(Sampling)

12. Industry growth. Going Mainstream.

13. Liability/Safety
• Everyone needs to look honestly at safety
ROI is drastically
diminished if you have an
accident.

14. Design and Installation Considerations
• You MUST include an
EmergencyArrest Device
• You must include some form
of rider orientation constraint.
• Body Parts must remain out of
reach of the impact area.
• The default condition in a
high-speed zip line requiring a
staff member to actively
engage the brake system can
be very risky.

15. Operational Mistakes
• Failure to perform inter-
rider inspections on high-
speed zip lines
• Failure to perform
periodic
equipment/hardware/
line inspections

16. Rider Experience
• Braking force is augmented because of variables other than the zip line brake.
• Friction loss
• Cable deflection
• Negative line angle (gravity)
• High customer wait times and
diminished customer experiences
can greatly reduce your returns.

17. ROI/Profitability Mistakes
• Not enough line angle
• Too short of platform for the job = rider recovery = slow throughput
• More information available in Head RushTech white paper
“9 MistakesYou’re MakingWithYour Zip Line”

18. Head Rush Tech products to increase
safety and profitability
• Trolley and catch mechanism.
• Increased performance.
• Lower wear on the trolley and zip cable.
• Easy to use.
• High Throughput.

19. Pulley and Gorilla Rope.
• Designed for safety and performance
• High speed precision pulley
• Recessed sheave
• Gorilla Rope
• 6mm
• Rated to 20kn (4,496lbs)
• 2.4kg per 100m (1.5lbs per 100ft)
• Hydrophobic core
• Poly-nylon jacket to protect against abrasion.

20. Arboreal
• Instantly add a new element
• Add value to existing elements.

21. Flightline
• Latest free fall/trust fall
• Safety, performance
• Free fall psychology
“The body prepares for the typical
responses to fear, to run, fight or
hide. However, the response is not
one of flight, fight or freeze, it
would seem that at some point an
extreme sport participant
recognises fear but is able to move
through fear and gain a
transformational experience. It is
not even the presumed desire for
the adrenalin rush but more the
ability to keep the effects of
adrenalin from destroying a
moment of autonomy in which the
individual is able to experience a
new sense of self which transcends
fear.” -
Brymer and Schweitzer Journal of
Health PsychologyApril 2013

22. Success Factors
• Creative Elements:
• Leap of Faith Descent
• Climbing and Rappelling
• HighThroughput
• Versatility

23. QUICKjump
•40' QuickJump equipped
with a Rip Cord.
•65' SteepAngle Descent

24. Adventure Towers
• Unique Attractions;
• 20'TRUBLUE Freefall
Descent.
• 40' Standard QuickJUMP
free fall station

26. Audience Poll…
• What other kinds of elements have you added to leverage your existing
infrastructure?

27. Leverage existing structures
Incorporate new elements to keep your park fresh and
exciting.
• Add free fall/trust fall elements
• Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
• Steep angle zip line
• Auto belays to quickly descend
• Tree climbing elements such as Arboreal
• Rock climbing
• More details in Head Rush Technology white
paper
“You Have the Platform Already… Now Use it to
Increase Your Thrills and Drive More Revenue”

28. What makes a zip line fun?

29. High Speed Zip Line Braking
• Dual stage braking with
zipSTOP and zipSTOP IR
• Arrival speed of 100kph
(62mph)!
• Rider weight up to 136kg
(300lbs)!

31. Questions?
Micah Salazar
Senior Sales Manager
Head RushTechnologies
Micah.Salazar@headrushtech.com