"Constructive process of the tirolina Ordesa Pirineos, in the heart of the Pyrenees. At the entrance to the Ordesa National Park and Monte PerdidoUntil achieving the world speed record and becoming part of the Top Ziplines worldwide (Zipline World Records).
Since the Balcón del Pirineo project began in 1990 , three pillars have been key to reaching the current point:
-Privileged location at the entrance to the Ordesa National Park and Monte Perdido. In Buesa, a place with views and a privileged climate, in addition to being natural access to the Ordesa Viewpoints along the Caña track, which also serves as access to the route of the Zero Fuente del Gato zone.
- Close treatment and listening to the customer , which has helped us to evolve by adapting to tastes and needs.
Differentiation . Based on listening and continuous improvement, we have worked to position ourselves as accommodation with special amenities for couples' getaways, and a restaurant specializing in meats, serving cuts from the best national suppliers, both beef and veal. Having already established accommodation and a restaurant, we are pleased to present the Ordesa Pyrenees Zip Line, which, after 11 years of development, has become the perfect complement to the Balcony of the Pyrenees and an essential activity for visitors to the Pyrenees of Huesca. Attached is a link to the speed test in which the world record was broken in June 2021.
The launch of the zip line has taken place after a process of 11 years, meeting the following conditions:
1- Environmental criteria.
We are aware that any activity generates an impact on the environment and that we are privileged to be able to live and enjoy daily one of the best natural and landscape environments in the entire Iberian Peninsula, which is why the actions have been carried out in such a way that they were better integrated into the environment, it is also necessary to point out that this activity will directly generate 6 permanent jobs and another 8 temporary jobs and I estimate that as many indirect jobs, which is very positive in a very affected area of what is now called emptied Spain. . We are in a privileged environment next to the Ordesa y Monteperdido National Park, surrounded by areas of protection figures of the Natura 2000 network, the Quebrantahuesos special protection area, and the Sobrarbe Geopark. A location was sought outside of any protection figure and with minimal environmental impact. A Simplified Environmental Impact Study was subsequently drafted, which had a favorable resolution by the Aragon Institute of Environmental Management. As an anecdote, there was a neighbor from Fiscal who called me alarmed because after it was built she could not see the line of the zip line. As there is only one departure bollard and another arrival bollard, the zip line cable is only visible under certain lighting conditions, making it much more visually discreet than a medium voltage power line that feeds any Pyrenean town.
Add that there is a line parallel to the Zipline for birdlife signaling, in this sense the electrical power supply to the base of the Zipline station has been made underground to avoid visual impact.
2-Technical and economic criteria, construction Tirolina Ordesa Pirineos.
The zip line describes a 2000 m catenary, the cable that allows this distance was manufactured in Switzerland and allows a tension of 56 Tons of force. The curve it describes must meet a safety coefficient and allow optimal arrival at the braking zone.
The most economical location is the one that allows us optimal use of the descents that the zip line can have, with the minimum possible transportation. Attached video of the construction:
3-Experience.
7 lines have been planned in 7 different locations that met the technical conditions, it was finally in Fiscal, where the line could be built. Tirolina Ordesa Pirineos.
Fiscal is a municipality located in the heart of the Pyrenees, equidistant in time from the main tourist towns in the heart of the Aragonese Pyrenees; to the North Torla-Ordesa, to the East Ainsa-Sobrarbe and to the West Jaca.
The activity consists of a ride in a 4x4 Land Rover Defender or Volkswagen Transporter van, which serves as a panoramic and interpretive tour over the Ara River, of which a large part of the riverbed can be seen, as well as the areas of Sobrepuerto and La Solana, which suffered a brutal rural exodus in the 1960s and mainly the views of the main peaks of the Ordesa National Park and Monte Perdido (Monte Perdido, Marbore, Anonymous Peak, Rolando Gap, Taillon, Gabietos, Mondarruego, Comachibosa,...)
At this time the Tirolina Ordesa Pirineos It is certified as the fastest Zipline in the world, to establish this record it was necessary to coordinate a pilot with experience as a skydiver www.girolibre.es as well as the Aerofun company that built the zip line and guided us based on the previous speed record in Italy, as well as the company's guides www.tirolinapirineos.com who verified the safety conditions and finally the registration of Record World and Sthendal graphic design company.
The zip line descent is suitable for anyone between 35 and 130 kg, who does not have any heart problems or is pregnant. The experience of going down the zip line is the closest thing to flight since it is done in a horizontal position, there are no moments of great acceleration so the sensation of flight is very pleasant. “”
The purpose of the Ordesa Pirineo Zip Line was to generate a unique experience that could complement the experience offered by both apartments with jacuzzi or premium steak that we already offer in Balcón del Pirineo. So for clients staying in Balcón del Pirineo we offer a discount and offer of -10% for midweek drops in the low season, from the period March to December. https://youtu.be/KixWm7vd9Mg
