Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend in Madison? Check out some of these adrenaline-filled activities.
Zip Lining Over Wisconsin Dells
Want to get up above the treeline and see how beautiful the lush valleys of Wisconsin Dells really are? Consider taking a Chimney Rock Park Zip Line tour. Wisconsin Dells is a short drive from downtown Madison, but far enough away that you feel like you’re out in the wilderness.
The tour takes you on 18 different zip lines. You’ll be able to see up to 100 miles away on a clear summer’s day. You should have a moderate level of fitness as you’ll be hiking for 25 minutes before you get to the zip line course. Once you’re on the course, you’ll be required to do a little bit of uphill climbing and will need to be able to get onto the platforms easily.
Log Rolling
Test your balance at Madison Log Rolling. During the summer months, head down to Lake Wingra and join one of the many log rolling classes offered throughout the day. It’s a great activity for kids as well as adults who want to do something unique to get fit and get your heart rate up.
They also offer something for those that are even more confident with their balancing skills, boom running. The logs are chained to one another and you have to attempt to run across all of them as they balance on the water. The fastest person across the logs without falling into the lake is the winner.
Skydiving
There’s nothing that’ll get your blood pumping more than strapping yourself to a stranger and jumping out of an airplane. The Wisconsin Skydiving Center has an office in Madison where you can dive over the stunning lakes that surround Madison.
If you love it that much, you can sign up with the skydiving center to take lessons and become a certified skydiver yourself. They offer lessons that are certified by the United States Parachute Association. The lessons will help you get your skydiving license in as few as 25 jumps.
Scuba Diving
Think you can’t go scuba diving in land-locked Madison? Think again! There are several options available depending on your skill level and what you want to see. Head to Madison Scuba Center to learn how to dive or to head out into the nearby lakes. They are the only scuba center in all of Wisconsin that offers both SSI and PADI dive certifications.
For a truly heart-pumping experience, check out one of the night dives at different sites around the city’s dive sites. Nearby Pearl Lake is one of the best dive sites in the city where you can swim through different shipwrecks and it has spectacular visibility.
Whether you want to find an adrenaline activity that you can do with the whole family like zip lining or log rolling, or you want to do something solo like jump out of a plane, there are plenty of activities to get your heart racing in the Madison area.
“skydive” via Flickr by joebaz. Used with permission via CC BY 2.0 / cropped from original
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