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The Complete Ropes Course Manual
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Karl Rohnke C Tait Jim Wall
ACA Members: You will receive a discount on this title!
Copyright 1994; 182 pages; ISBN:0787228311
Appropriate Age Range: adult
Description
The value of ropes course use is recognized in a broad range of activities, including education, recreation, therapy, and organizational development. This guide is intended to serve as a checklist of procedures, techniques, and responsibilities for ropes course facilitation. Review equipment, manage and maintain your ropes course for safety, upgrade and update staff training. This greatresource helps the staff person in charge of your ropes course evaluate and consider all aspects of the program.
An Excerpt from the Book
Rescues
There are some general considerations to keep in mind for rescues. Whenever a group is working on the Ropes Course, the lead (ground) facilitator must have a harness at hand and know where the rescue kit is located in the event that an emergency requires an evacuation from the high course. Should such an emergency occur, the lead facilitator will be focused on one participant for severalminutes. During this time, the other participants must be stabilized. If on a static course, all participants must go to the nearest platform or stationary point, remain clipped in, and not move again until given permission. Each course should develop its own set of emergency procedures tailored to that course.
In the vast majority of falls (slips) on a Ropes Course, the participant is unharmed and can simply climb back onto the element. If she/he is emotionally distraught, a facilitator can usually help verbally from the ground, or climb up, using a self-belay, and assist the participant in making a decision. A conscious participant should be able to hang safely in a commercial harness for atleast 15 minutes. Having climbed to the participant, a helping hand and verbal instruction will usually relieve the situation. The use of a rope ladder is another means of helping the participant get repositioned on the element and continue.
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The "Camp Knowledge Center" article was reproduced with permission from the American Camping Association.
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