Birthday Climbing at The Pillar

We don’t normally take individuals out for a day of climbing, but we decided to “go for it” last weekend.  A young lady had contacted us putting together a “Birthday Climb” for her friend.  I wasn’t doing anything that Saturday, so I agreed to meet them for a few hours. We had a great time – the girls were great friends who also happened to be very funny, and gave a go at every climb I set for them.  By... [Read More...]

The Pipeline Challenge

We ran a Portable Team Challenge for the Women’s Soccer team at University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) yesterday, and the program was a great success. The goals for the program were to bring the entire team together at the beginning of their season, and give the ladies a chance to build the trust and commitment they would need to be a successful sports team. Naturally, a group of high-functioning athletes were a tough group to challenge... [Read More...]

Rock Climbing at Devil’s Kitchen

Every year we take a camp group from Pennsylvania out for three days of climbing in the Maryland and Virginia area.  The group learns and practices basic climbing techniques in a wide variety of top-roping scenarios, and ultimately learns how to run a bottom-belay, top-belay and rappel station.  The groups always do a fantastic job of keeping one another safe, and are always a pleasure to work with. This year we are planning to take the adventure... [Read More...]

TINY Campers on The Leap of Faith

Although we typically work with small groups ages high school and above, the Butler Camp frequently utilizes the ROPES Challenge Course during the summer months.  We train their staff to run a safe and exciting ropes course program, and the kids absolutely love it! Here is a video of some of the youngest, and most fearless ropes course participants you will ever see! Butler Camp is a day camp located in Germantown, Maryland.  Campers range in age... [Read More...]

Team Building DIY on The National Mall

Another great team builder with the staff from AED! We were called down to the National Mall to run a rotational team building program for 80 staff from the Academy for Educational Development.  The main goal of the program was to create a sense of unity among the interns and staff of this international organization through the use of a rotational-style of recreational team building event. AED is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “combine... [Read More...]