The ropes course allows each person to meet a goal with group support, he said. It helps people support one another with encouragement. That's what's rewarding for you. The high elements are located 20 to 30 feet off the ground. Usually two people work on the high elements together, developing team work and communication skills, Wiberg said.
Equipment includes safety harnesses when working on high elements.
When working with the high elements, facilitators try to invoke fear in the participants of being 30 feet above the ground, he said. The idea is to see progression as time goes on. Someone who might not be ready to do a certain activity at the beginning of the course might want to try it toward the end, Wiberg said. If that occurs the group will go back to the element and encourage the individual. Groups using the low elements, which are two or three feet off the ground, use techniques of spotting to prevent falling, he said.