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A certified 56-degree drop makes Pokhara’s ZipFlyer the steepest zip line on Earth. What a 1.8-kilometre descent from Sarangkot actually involves.
By Dawa Sherpa · Aug 24, 2026
Most zip lines let gravity do a gentle favour. This one does not. Step off the platform above Sarangkot and for the first stretch of the ride you are dropping at 56 degrees from horizontal — steeper than a black-diamond ski run, steeper than any other zip…
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Open since June 2012, the line holds an Official World Record certification as the steepest and tallest zip line in the world — a claim that has also been picked up by Red Bull's global adventure-travel coverage. Nepali outlets including Republica have…
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What makes the number credible rather than just marketing copy is the geography doing the work. Pokhara sits at the point where the Annapurna massif drops almost directly into the Pokhara Valley floor — one of the steepest elevation changes over the shortest…
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What this means for you You do not need a trekking permit, altitude acclimatisation or expedition-level fitness to feel Nepal's vertical drop — the ZipFlyer compresses it into about two minutes, harnessed and guided, for the cost of a nice dinner. It sits at…
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