Alpine Tower
Alpine Tower provides powerful learning opportunities to both individuals and teams. It can be a component of a stand-alone option or a full program.
The Alpine Tower has the unique ability to be used by a wide variety of groups, effectively, for a wide variety of outcomes derived from the programme. Therefore, facilitators may choose each group’s program fitting its needs.
A program may combine ground-based team activities including 30 or 45-minute climbs. The length of the climbs mostly depends on the number of total participants. Open climbs or specialized tower-focused programs are also run.
While any participant who can fit in to any of the variously sized harnesses is allowed to climb the tower, it is recommend that it is used by participants aged 9 and up.
High-level staff have training to adjust many elements of the alpine tower for the people with disabilities.
The Alpine Tower is facilitated, and the group can focus on the following
Objectives
- Enhances self-esteem,
- Promotes physical fitness,
- Encourages adventure, innovation, and risk-taking,
- Encourages participants to try their best,
- Builds trust, teamwork, communication skills, perseverance, etc.
- Gives an adventurous experience.
The Alpine Tower can help individuals benefit in the following ways
- Enhance self-esteem
- Promote physical fitness
- Encourage adventure, risk-taking, and innovation
- Encourage participant to simply try his/her best
- Serve as a metaphor for discussing lessons learned: trust, communication, teamwork, failure, perseverance, etc.
- Gain a sense of adventure
SAFETY PROCEDURES
The safety procedures should be followed in the operation ofAny use of a High Ropes element must be under the direct supervision of a certified Facilitator.