3 Alligator Platforms 1 6′ 2×8 board Cross the alligator river without being eaten! The Alligator Crossing is a series of platforms set out approximately 8 feet apart that the group must cross using a 6 foot board. Each platform becomes progressively smaller. The object is to get the entire group from behind a line on the ground onto each …
Read MoreRopes Course Activities
This page is a starting point for all ropes course related topics: activity story lines, pictures, waivers, facilitation tips, and more.
Balance Log Shuffle
Name and Purpose Balance Log Shuffle is a low ropes course element where a group stands on a log or low beam together and completes a series of progressive balance challenges. Players practise communication, coordination, collective problem-solving, and encouraging each other through physical challenge. a.k.a. Log Shuffle, Balance Beam Shuffle Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 8-17 | …
Read MoreChallenge Course Safety Guidelines
Name and Purpose Challenge Course Safety Guidelines is a pre-activity briefing protocol for facilitators running any ropes or challenge course element. It establishes clear expectations, reduces risk, and builds participant confidence before play begins. a.k.a. Ropes Course Safety, Course Safety Briefing Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 13+ (teens and staff) | Any group using the course | …
Read MoreCommitment Bridge
Name and Purpose Commitment Bridge is a low ropes course element with two foot cables that diverge in a Y shape between trees or poles. Pairs work together, leaning into each other for balance, and travel as far along the cables as they can. Players practise trust, communication, physical commitment, and mutual support. a.k.a. Wild Woozy, Partner Cable Walk Age …
Read MoreMohawk Walk
Name and Purpose Mohawk Walk is a low ropes course traverse that challenges a group to cross a series of foot cables strung in a zig-zag pattern between trees or poles. Players practise teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and mutual support as they help each other across each section. a.k.a. Cable Walk, Team Traverse Age / Group / Time / Space Ages …
Read MoreRiver Crossing Challenge
Name and Purpose River Crossing Challenge is a low ropes course element where the whole team swings across an imaginary obstacle using a rope suspended from a professionally installed cable. Players build trust, communication, and physical courage as they help each other cross safely. a.k.a. Nitro Crossing, Pendulum Crossing Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 10-17 | 8-20 …
Read MoreRope Care and Inspection
Name and Purpose Rope Care and Inspection is a practical training session for staff and older participants who work on challenge courses and climbing walls. Participants learn to inspect, clean, store, and retire kernmantel climbing ropes safely and confidently. a.k.a. Climbing Rope Safety, Kernmantel Care Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 13+ (teens and staff) | 2-20 participants …
Read MoreRopes Course Resources
We collected a variety of Ropes Course resources and in order to get them to you quickly, we’ll post them for download. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll add pictures, element descriptions, and other features based on all of the amazing resources that were submitted. The following are enough to get anyone started! Bark Lake Adventure & Character ManualDownload …
Read MoreSwinging Log
Name and Purpose The Swinging Log is a low ropes course element where a log is suspended by cables between trees or poles, making it rock and sway underfoot. Players practise balance, communication, coordination, and mutual support through a series of progressive challenges. a.k.a. Balance Log, Suspended Log Challenge Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 10-17 | 6-16 …
Read MoreThe Porthole
Name and Purpose The Porthole challenges a group to pass every member through a suspended tyre without touching it, using only each other for support. Players practise trust, communication, creative problem-solving, and physical care for one another. a.k.a. Tyre Pass, Circle Through Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 10-17 | 8-20 players | 20-35 minutes | Clear area …
Read MoreThe Web
Name and Purpose The Web challenges a group to pass every member through a rope web without touching the strands, using only each other for support. Players build trust, creative planning, physical communication, and care for one another. a.k.a. Spider’s Web, Web Pass Age / Group / Time / Space Ages 10-17 | 8-20 players | 20-40 minutes | Web …
Read MoreWhale Watch
Name and Purpose Whale Watch is a ropes course element where a large platform rocks on a central fulcrum like a seesaw. The whole group stands on it and completes challenges without letting either edge touch the ground. Players practise communication, balance, weight distribution, and collective problem-solving. a.k.a. Ship’s Deck, Balance Platform Age / Group / Time / Space Ages …
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