LOW ELEMENTS CHALLENGE COURSE
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Nitro Crossing (Multiswing)
This is a swinging element. The group uses the swing
rope to cross over an off-limits area. |
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Islands
This is platform element approximately 2 feet off the
ground. Each platform is large enough to fit a group
of approximately ten to twelve participants. The
group is challenged to move from the first to the second
platform without the participants or the board touching
the ground. |
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Porthole
Element is a large tire hung between two trees, suspended
approximately three feet off the ground. The group
must move from one side of the element to the other side
by passing through the suspended tire. |
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Spider’s Web
This is a fixed element that requires knowledge of safety
and spotting procedures.
The group task is to move form one side of the Web to
other without touching any parts of the Web. |
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Swinging Tires (Bosun’s
Chairs and Traverse)
The Bosun’s Chairs are a series of step-like swings
hung at varied heights that participants traverse by
swinging from step to step. The URI Course has
the Bosun’s Chairs set up with alternating tires
and swings. Participants work as a group or individually
to pass from one end of the element to the other. |
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TP (Telephone Pole) Shuffle
The TP Shuffle is a traversing element that is similar
to a balance beam. A utility pole is placed a few
inches off the ground using supporting logs. The
traditional task is to have participants stand on the
log and change positions without stepping off the log.
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Trolleys
Trolleys are built using two four by four boards about
twelve feet in length. Five-foot ropes were inserted
through drilled holes in the boards at twelve-inch intervals.
The group task is to use the Trolleys to walk a prescribed
course. |
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Trust Fall (Two Locations on URI
Course)
A Trust Fall platform is typically a wooden platform built
three and one half to five feet above the ground.
Participants fall from the platform into the arms of the
spotters/catchers. |
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Wall
The Wall has a smooth vertical face and is approximately
twelve feet in height and ten feet wide. The back of the
Wall has a small platform on which participants may stand.
Staples provide access to the backside of the Wall.
Starting on the smooth front side, the task is to get
the entire group over the wall and safely back down to
the ground. |
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Whale Watch
The Whale Watch is a large wooden rectangular-shaped platform
which is balanced on a low beam. The group is challenged
to use their weight to balance the platform so that the
ends are not touching the ground. |
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Wild Woosey
The Wild Woosey is a cable traverse element. The
cables are strung in the shape of a V (using four anchor
points) about eighteen inches above the ground.
Two participants work together to traverse the element,
moving along the cables as far as possible by leaning
into each other. |
Low
Elements Challenge Course
