FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Dionne W. Beggrow

Phone: 970-769-2357

DURANGO, COLORADO

Soaring® Tree Top Adventures’ Online Video Wins Telly Award

On June 29, 2009, the 30th Annual Telly Awards Winners were announced—and amongst their 2009 Online Video Bronze Winners was the name Soaring Tree Top Adventures.

Telly again proudly honors the very best commercials, videos, films and internet work. With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and around the world, this year’s 30th anniversary has been one of the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest film and video productions, and groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. TheTelly Awards receives over 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and countries around the world.

Other Online Video/Commercial Telly Award recipients include: Cinemasters Independent Productions, Clear Channel Creative Services Group, Disney Destinations, LLC, Forest City, Los Angeles Times Media Group, NBC Universal, The Inspiration Networks, V! Studios, and WebMD.

Durango, Colorado based production company Animas Media, the producer of the Soaring Tree Top Adventures’ video, submitted their work and recently notified Soaring of the award. “We are absolutely delighted with the professionalism of Animas Media. The creativity and talent of these individuals continues to impress us, and we are thrilled their work for us has seen such great achievement”, said Soaring owner Johnroy Beggrow.

Soaring, or—ziplining—the five star way, was such a unique experience that the Soaring team realized the only way to fully understand the concept of Soaring was to show it to web visitors, thus the online video was conceived.

Soaring® Tree Top Adventures boasts the largest, highest and safest zipline canopy tour course available, and is the first of its kind and scale in the US. With over 24 zipline spans and 32 platforms, the all-day,family-friendly zipline adventure is fun and safe for all ages. The unique patented braking system allows children and grandparents alike--ages 5-91 have participated--to traverse across cables that make them feel like they are gliding through the air like birds from tree to tree, on a network of lacy stainless steel platforms nestled high in old-growth Ponderosa forest. Guests soar through Aspen forests and mountain glens, over the crisp, frothy waters of the Animas River, traversing over a mile and a quarter of cable on spans through spectacular scenery.

Soaring’s patented system is completely non-invasive to the old-growth Ponderosa pines it uses to hold the lacey stainless steel platforms to the trees. An Eco-Tour guide also travels with the group to talk about this unique old-growth forest landscape.

Soaring® Tree Top Adventures has been rated the#1 Attraction in the United States on TripAdvisor.com, a consumer website for posting unbiased reviews of places visited. Soaring is also rated the #1 Attraction in Colorado and #1 in Durango.

Established in 1983, Animas Media is southwest Colorado’s premiere video and television production facility. Combining over 40 years of professional experience, the latest professional grade equipment and technology, and high-octane creativity, Animas Media delivers an unmatched product. Animas Media has won countless awards over the years for productions ranging from 30-second commercials to broadcast television, TV news, and full-length documentaries for clients such as AMCI, Amoco Phillips, Audi, British Petroleum, Bridgestone Winter Driving School, Lexus, Scion, Tommy Hilfiger, and Toyota. For more on Animas Media, please go to

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