{"id":109161,"date":"2017-04-11T11:48:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=109161"},"modified":"2017-04-11T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T11:48:04","slug":"extreme-ziplining-chronicles-one-mans-hair-raising-quest-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/extreme-ziplining-chronicles-one-mans-hair-raising-quest-for-freedom_109161.html","title":{"rendered":"\\&#8221;EXTREME ZIPLINING\u201d CHRONICLES ONE MAN\u2019S HAIR RAISING QUEST FOR FREEDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\" width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px; float:right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1491804385.jpeg\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1491804385.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">EXTREME ZIP LINING<\/p>\n<p>380 000 Volts to Freedom<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>LAS VEGAS &#8211;<\/strong> In 1985, a 19 year old Czechoslovakian man decided he had seen enough of the brutal Soviet-backed communist regime, and chose to risk his life to pursue the dream of freedom in the West.&nbsp; That quest, chased by Daniel Pohl, is chronicled in his autobiography, &ldquo;Extreme Zip Lining.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pohl&rsquo;s life is chronicled in great detail, from his childhood witnessing his father imprisoned for striking a Communist Party official, to turning into a divergent spider man, to his harrowing failed attempts at escaping the grip of the Iron Curtain, to his eventual escape to freedom and into the life of a European sensation, which at that time was just as popular as todays conflict in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Extreme Zip Lining&rdquo; goes beyond the backstory, giving readers a glimpse into the origins of what is now a recreational activity for thrill-seekers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans of zip lining will appreciate the technical challenges Pohl and his friend encountered using 380 kV power line, as well as the insights into what failed and why.&nbsp; Followers of the 1980s era of history will be entranced by the description of life in a Soviet satellite state, and the contrast in life between Eastern and Western Europe during that era.&nbsp; Political enthusiasts will marvel at how Pohl&rsquo;s decision was influenced not just by his father&rsquo;s incarceration as a political prisoner, but the lessons of the mysterious Mr. Stritecky, a political dissident who educated Pohl in many areas, including English, Latin, the scriptures and non-approved political theory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Extreme Zip Lining&rdquo; is available on Amazon.com and through a link to Amazon on Pohl&rsquo;s own website.&nbsp; Contact information for Daniel Pohl is listed below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ABOUT DANIEL POHL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Daniel Zdenek Pohl, author of &ldquo;Extreme Zip Lining&rdquo; continues to pique the interest of thrill seekers worldwide with his knowledge and experience of the sport of Zip Lining.&nbsp; He currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife and family.&nbsp; His zip line pulley remains at the museum at Berlin&rsquo;s infamous &ldquo;Checkpoint Charlie,&rdquo; located along the former footprint of the icon of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information about Extreme Zip Lining, visit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.extremezipliner.com\/\">http:\/\/www.extremezipliner.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Extreem Zipline<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Daniel Pohl<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> extremezipliner@gmail.com<br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (702) 813-1339<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>4316 E. Tropicana Ave. # 39  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> LAS VEGAS<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> NV<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extremezipliner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.extremezipliner.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"http:\/\/www.extremezipliner.com\/\" style=\"width:605px; height:400px;\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=extreme-ziplining-chronicles-one-mans-hair-raising-quest-for-freedom\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXTREME ZIP LINING 380 000 Volts to Freedom LAS VEGAS &#8211; In 1985, a 19 year old Czechoslovakian man decided he had seen enough of the brutal Soviet-backed communist regime, and chose to risk his life to pursue the dream &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/extreme-ziplining-chronicles-one-mans-hair-raising-quest-for-freedom_109161.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}