Trolley braking system

A braking system for a trolley which suspends and transports a rider on a cable to a landing platform comprising:

• a cylinder haying a closed end and a piston slidably mounted in the interior, the cylinder fixedly mounted to a support proximate the landing platform;
• a braking cable secured to the piston, the braking cable routed through an opening in the closed end of the cylinder;
• and
• a braking block slidably mounted on the cable between the trolley and the landing platform, the braking block connected to the braking cable,
• wherein the braking cable is routed over a pulley which is pivotally mounted to the support and through a pulley block intermediate the pivotally-mounted pulley and the piston.