High Ropes - All Aboard
TOWER OF TRUST
PERFECT TEAM BUIDLING HIGH ROPES ACTIVITY
Climbers must reach the top of a totem pole and attempt challenges set by instructors.
For example; the team hold hands and all lean backwards. Team work is needed as the pupils in the ground will keep them safe by learning belaying techniques .
ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH?
HOW DOES THIS ACTIVITY LINK TO THE CURRICULUM?
During our sessions we highlight key areas of the National Curriculum. This benefits students as you they relate skills to real life.
What skills do we teach in High Ropes that links to core skills?
MATHS
- Angles to pull the rope
- Climbing grades - explaining difficulty of different routes
- Counting the crates/holds, this also supports estimation using distance, meters, feet
- Use of fractions - e.g. half way up the ropes
SCIENCE
- How belaying works (angles causing friction to slow climbers descent)
- Pulley system and how this keeps us safe
- Friction of the ropes we are pulling
GEOGRAPHY AND PE
- Wind differences at different heights
- What they can see from the top of high ropes - explaining landmarks
- Improves balance
- Develops flexibility both climbing and high ropes
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