Students will learn and apply the technical, safety, leadership and facilitation skills essential to safe and effective ropes course programming.
Emphasis is given to understanding the theoretical underpinnings of ropes course philosophy.
A five-day training workshop is a required component of the course. Basic technical and safety skills will be taught, including spotting and the variety and types of belay devices, techniques and systems. Emphasis is placed on developing the necessary leadership and facilitation skills to implement safe and effective initiative and ropes course programs. Lastly, time is given to understanding the theoretical underpinnings of ropes course programming, including the experiential learning cycle, the full value contract, goal-setting, challenge by choice, and processing the adventure experience. The course begins with an orientation to the theoretical concepts underlying ropes course programming and the experiential nature of the course.