Program Design & Consultation
In an effort to provide you with a complete adventure play program, Petra Cliffs is pleased to work in partnership with Challenge Works (www.challengeworks.com), an ACCT Professional Vendor Member to provide you with the highest quality climbing walls and ropes courses around. What does this partnership mean to you? It means that Petra Cliffs, an agency you know and trust, will be involved every step of the way with the consultation, needs assesment and design of your new program. As your program becomes a reality we will coordinate the installation of your climbing wall or ropes course with Challenge Works and be onsite the day or days of the installation, lending a hand and answering your questions.
Offerings:
Tree Courses
If you are lucky enough to have a healthy stand of appropriate trees on your site, we can use the natural terrain to build your challenge course into the existing trees. A ‘live’ ropes course lends a feeling of magic to the participants and the program. Ropes courses built in trees tend to be less expensive to build since the major structural elements are already in place. We take great care in our construction practices and program recommendations to make sure that the trees remain healthy and scenic. A challenge course built in living trees provides an entirely unique experience to the participants, many of whom may never have even climbed in a tree before.
Pole Courses
The use of utility poles allows for completely custom challenge course design and placement. Ropes courses built on poles tend to require less maintenance than ropes courses built in trees and waylay the concern for the impact your course may have on the health of your trees. Properly treated poles can remain in service for up to 50 years. Utility poles can also be combined or integrated into a stand of trees, thereby preserving the natural setting for the participants and increasing your design options while minimizing impact on the trees
Low Course & Team Challenge Elements
Low ropes course elements are generally designed to present challenges to an entire team or group. A low challenge course can be integrated ropes courses built in trees or poles. They can also be designed to stand alone or as portable elements which can be moved from place to place in order to accommodate different programming needs. The addition of low ropes course elements will add flexibility and scalability to your program.
Indoor Courses
A possible choice for facilities with limited outdoor space or special environmental conditions such as weather. Indoor challenge courses require special design and construction considerations. Element modifications are generally necessary to adapt to the structure of the building.
Climbing Walls and Towers
A fabulous supplement to your challenge course, or an exciting activity area on its own; a climbing wall or climbing tower is an excellent addition to any adventure program. Climbing walls can be built inside of existing buildings or on their own free-standing structure. A climbing tower can be multi-faceted, providing opportunities for a wide range of experience and skills. Various materials, textures, inclines, overhangs and combinations of holds can be used to simulate different rock climbing experiences and modify the challenge.
For more information about the development of ropes courses and climbing walls please contact Petra Cliffs and for more information about Challenge Works, please visit www.challengeworks.com.
- Contact Mike Anderson
- Phone: 914-393-9140 or 802-657-3872
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