Challenge By Choice
Everyone has had a bittersweet recollection of their adolescence. It could be a memory of piano lessons, birthday presents, orange Creamsicles, or double plays on first base; whatever it is, it carries a holistic feeling of accomplishment, joy, and belonging that grows rarer every day.
Challenge-Course Gear Storage
Challenge courses are an important part of many camp programs. And constructing, maintaining, and staffing them are a big investment.
Build An Adventure-Theory Framework
There is no single recipe for building a successful camp, but there is one key ingredient that must be included—an exceptional staff. After spending almost 30 years immersed in camp culture, most recently as the Executive Director of Camp Operations, I have seen firsthand the impact of exceptional training on a camp’s success.
High Adventure
Are hiking, camping and wilderness activities worth the investment for a camp business owner? When you consider all the moves it takes to build a high-quality activity for your campers and the risk that needs to
Find A Way To “YES!”
Twenty years ago, as a new challenge-course facilitator, I was asked to take a group with special needs through some initiatives and low-course elements. I remember being stumped on choosing the activity line-up since there was limited information about the participants and an understanding of what they could do.
Camp Facilities Development – Another Viewpoint
Editor’s Note: Sylvia Dresser, executive director of the Association for Challenge Course Technology and long-time experiential educator, contacted us after reading a story we published on page 22 of the July
The Nuts And Bolts Of A Challenge Course
Swages, fish plates, thimble-eye bolts and double-coil lock-washers -- these words probably don’t mean much to those who are unfamiliar with challenge courses.
Climbing To New Heights
Emily started getting ready 20 minutes before siesta ended, and left her cabin 10 minutes before her cabin mates were to be on the ropes course. She was excited about the climbing activities scheduled for the day and wanted to be on time.
Alliance Collaborative Releases COVID-19 Challenge Course Reopening Strategies
Funkstown, MD—Today the Alliance Collaborative (The Alliance) is releasing a new document that provides challenge courses and aerial attractions a resource for developing reopening strategies. The
New Nonprofit Aligns Outdoor Professionals with Resources to Succeed
Chicago, IL - The Alliance Collaborative is a new nonprofit launching on February 3, 2020, that intends to revolutionize the challenge course industry. This new organization will serve its members by helping them
Adventure Challenges
Outdoor adventure programming continues to gain popularity as a means to educate and enlighten people from a lot of different categories, including at-risk youth participating in behavior management
Camp Facilities Development
If you haven’t invested in a challenge course because you thought it would be too costly or put you at a high risk for camper injuries, you might be surprised to learn manufacturers have traveled light years in
The Timber Rattler Run
Back in the 1980s during my college summers, I buried myself in camp culture and soaked up all the nuances it offered. Consistent themes of accepting campers as they came, warding off