What is it?
Our 12 element high ropes course is a series of cables, platforms, ropes,
and tires suspended 24 feet above the ground. Participants are safely attached
to a climbing rope at all times. The high ropes offer the maximum perceived
risk with low actual risk (i.e. a safe way to challenge yourself) through
experiential learning.
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What is Experiential Learning?
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trying things out
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exploring
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experimenting
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playing
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discovering
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questioning
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disagreeing
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having fun!
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What is the Goal?
To provide participants with an emotionally and physically safe
environment to try beyond his or her own expectations or preconceived
limitations.
To help participants develop a higher level of self-esteem, increase
self-worth, and more confidence in their abilities to handle and grow from
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Who Benefits from Participating in the Challenge Course?
- Youth Groups
- Deacon/Elder Boards
- Leadership Teams
- Ministry Teams
- Athletic Teams
- Sales Teams
- Faculty
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How old do you have to be?
You have to be at least a 7th grader or older.
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Making Arrangements
You and your group can make arrangements to use the Ropes Course at PRBC
simply by contacting us. PRBC would love to create a ropes course experience
to help your group improve community and relationships.
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Is it safe?
The safety of group members is our main concern. All participants are
trained by experienced instructors. All of our equipment is
state-of-the-art and is checked thoroughly by the facilitators before each use.
Each person is challenged to complete the course, but all that is required is
a desire to try.
Project Adventure's 20-Year Safety Study found an injury rate of
4.33 injuries per million hours of ropes course program exposure. Compare that
to 4,500 injuries per million hours of soccer programs.
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What Events are there?
- Postman's Walk
- Balance Beam
- Flea Jump
- Tension Traverse
- Spaghetti Rope
- Swings
- Lilly Pads
- Bridge
- Cargo Relay
- High V (two person)
- Zip Line
- Leap of Faith (done separately)
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What the Challenge Course Offers
- Team-Building
- Communication Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Leadership
- Goal-Setting
- Trust
- Self-Confidence
- Respect
- Affirmation
- Decision Making
- Vision and
- Strategic Planning AND MORE!!!
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PRBC High Ropes Course Layout
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