COPE has a climbing wall, a trust fall platform, a zip line, a Giant's Ladder and a new Leap of Faith. The Giant's ladder is a series of 4x4 rungs set up on two cables. The rungs start out fairly close together, but gradually get farther apart. It's a teamwork exercise, requiring one partner to help the other up to the next rung. The Leap of Faith is a platform approximately 50 feet in the air with a trapeze swing off to one side.
Participants have to stand on the edge of the platform and then jump out and hold on to the trapeze.
You've got to trust yourself. COPE taught BSA's newest merit badge in 1997, Climbing. The merit badge is fairly demanding and requries at least some knowledge of climbing prior to arriving at camp. The 1997 COPE Staff was directed by Charles Orngard and consisted of Chad Quarrey, Ryan McKee, and Sean O'Shea. You are visitor number to the COPE Website.