The zipline park opened in 2019, anchored to granite cliffs 400 metres above Geirangerfjord's western shore. Engineers drilled steel cable anchors directly into Precambrian rock, the same formations that shaped the fjord's U-profile during the last glaciation 10,000 years ago. The longest flight spans 580 metres, dropping 120 vertical metres toward the water. Riders reach speeds of 85 kilometres per hour, suspended over birch forest and scree slopes that plunge to the UNESCO-protected fjord below. The park's design was contested by conservationists who argued that steel infrastructure violated the fjord's World Heritage designation. The Norwegian Environment Agency approved construction on the condition that all platforms remain reversible and leave no permanent footprint on bedrock. Today the facility operates under seasonal environmental monitoring, with cable tensions adjusted weekly to account for thermal expansion in summer heat. The geiranger zipline park experience occupies 14 hectares of alpine terrain between the village and Skageflå mountain farm, an abandoned settlement perched 250 metres above sea level. Four ziplines cross the same airspace that golden eagles and white-tailed sea eagles patrol during nesting season from March to July. The park closes individual lines when raptors are sighted within 200 metres, a protocol written into the operating permit. The high course includes 22 obstacles—rope bridges, cargo nets, and Tyrolean traverses—built around standing spruce and rowan trees that predate the facility by a century. Structural loads are distributed across limbs rather than trunks, allowing the trees to grow unimpeded. Rain and fog halt operations entirely; the park averages 180 operating days per year, clustered in the May-to-September window when cruise ships bring 4,000 daily visitors to the village. Geiranger's tourism economy has pivoted toward active experiences since 2015, when UNESCO and the Norwegian government began restricting large ships to reduce exhaust pollution in the narrow fjord basin. The zipline park was conceived as a land-based alternative to boat excursions, designed to absorb visitors for two to three hours and relieve pressure on the village's 200-person residential core. Entry requires a safety briefing in Norwegian and English, followed by a harness fitting and a ground-level practice traverse. Guides speak a minimum of three languages; most are seasonal workers from Norway, Sweden, and Germany who return each summer. The park's steel cables are replaced every eight years, regardless of wear, and inspected every 72 hours during operating season. Weight limits are enforced at 30 kilograms minimum and 120 kilograms maximum, calibrated to the tensile strength of the harness system and the deceleration capacity of the braking pulleys.