Kragerup Go High climbing park
<p>The 8th generation of the Dinesen family at Kragerup Gods, Birgitte Dinesen, tells the story of Kragerup Go High – Denmark’s first climbing park:</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Kragerup’s biggest attraction, the Kragerup Go High climbing park, was built in 2009. Birgitte Dinesen and Olav Ditlevsen got the idea for this challenging and fun universe in the treetops on a farming trip to England. In a pub they met a girl who worked at the English climbing park Go Ape.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Shortly after the visit, Olav and Birgitte went back to England and visited the Go Ape park in Thetford, where they excitedly swung through the air – and agreed that it was ‘the best idea ever, we must have one of those’.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“As always at Kragerup, the distance from thought to action is not long. The challenge was that there were no climbing parks in Denmark, Norway or Sweden – or for that matter anyone who knew how to build one. So, long story short, Frenchman Michel from the French climbing park company Amazone Adventure was contacted.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Shortly after, six Frenchmen moved into Kragerup Gods. They climbed up to 28 meters and built until the days were long. In just 10 weeks, the first three courses were built.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Before the practical work started, each tree was pendulumed and ‘asked’ if it wanted to be involved. It was Michel’s conviction that all the climbing parks he built should be individually designed so that only a few trees were felled. In September 2009, Denmark’s first climbing park, Kragerup Go High, was ready to receive guests with three courses, and the guests were thrilled.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Since then, the park has been expanded so that today we have nine courses with different levels of difficulty. The longest cable car is 416 meters and has a view over the Great Belt on clear days. Together, the courses are over 6 km long.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“You don’t have to be a sportsman to be challenged on balance, concentration and endurance. Everyone can join in: Kids, women, wimps and real men. It’s a fun challenge. Each course takes about an hour and takes you from the forest floor all the way up to 28 meters.”</p>
<p>The picture shows Birgitte Dinesen and Olav Ditlevsen on their first trip to the treetops shortly after the creation of Go High in 2009</p>
Kragerup Go High climbing park
<p>The 8th generation of the Dinesen family at Kragerup Gods, Birgitte Dinesen, tells the story of Kragerup Go High – Denmark’s first climbing park:</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Kragerup’s biggest attraction, the Kragerup Go High climbing park, was built in 2009. Birgitte Dinesen and Olav Ditlevsen got the idea for this challenging and fun universe in the treetops on a farming trip to England. In a pub they met a girl who worked at the English climbing park Go Ape.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Shortly after the visit, Olav and Birgitte went back to England and visited the Go Ape park in Thetford, where they excitedly swung through the air – and agreed that it was ‘the best idea ever, we must have one of those’.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“As always at Kragerup, the distance from thought to action is not long. The challenge was that there were no climbing parks in Denmark, Norway or Sweden – or for that matter anyone who knew how to build one. So, long story short, Frenchman Michel from the French climbing park company Amazone Adventure was contacted.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Shortly after, six Frenchmen moved into Kragerup Gods. They climbed up to 28 meters and built until the days were long. In just 10 weeks, the first three courses were built.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Before the practical work started, each tree was pendulumed and ‘asked’ if it wanted to be involved. It was Michel’s conviction that all the climbing parks he built should be individually designed so that only a few trees were felled. In September 2009, Denmark’s first climbing park, Kragerup Go High, was ready to receive guests with three courses, and the guests were thrilled.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“Since then, the park has been expanded so that today we have nine courses with different levels of difficulty. The longest cable car is 416 meters and has a view over the Great Belt on clear days. Together, the courses are over 6 km long.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">“You don’t have to be a sportsman to be challenged on balance, concentration and endurance. Everyone can join in: Kids, women, wimps and real men. It’s a fun challenge. Each course takes about an hour and takes you from the forest floor all the way up to 28 meters.”</p>
<p>The picture shows Birgitte Dinesen and Olav Ditlevsen on their first trip to the treetops shortly after the creation of Go High in 2009</p>