Amali Low Ropes Course

A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground. High elements are usually constructed in trees or made of utility poles and require a belay for safety.

Despite the spread of ropes course programming, there is no scientific consensus about the many claimed benefits.



GOALS and OBJECTIVES

Each ropes course program should have some established goals and objectives. This creates a focus for the program and a deliberate and clear set of expected outcomes. These outcomes can be set by the group, individuals or the sponsoring organization.



The facilitators and ropes course program will also have predetermined, underlying objectives that support and complement the group’s objectives. In very basic terms, these may be:

Provide a fun and safe experience.
Provide an appropriate, sequential series of activities / experiences.
Create an atmosphere where the participants feel comfortable enough to ‘stretch' personally beyond self-imposed limits.
A generally accepted overriding goal for the entire ropes course program: ‘The Improvement of Self-Concept’. This includes 8 key elements (or objectives) for a program to support the main goal, these are:

Trust Building Peak Experience

Goal Setting Humor / Fun

Challenge / Stress Problem Solving

Teamwork Communication



Every course and group that is run will be different in some way, so a strict set of objectives that everyone must follow may not be the best approach. By giving the group and their leader’s time to reflect and think about what their goals and objectives are for their program is one way to ensure a positive and successful rope / challenge course program.



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High Postman Walk