Maryland ROPES Course Resources

ROPES Courses continue to be one of the most well recognized team building activities for youth and adults.  With a focus on experience-based team challenges, a ropes course can be anything from a recreational day of fun and adventure, to a tool for enhanced teamwork and leadership development.  For groups in the DC Metropolitan area, there are a number of different companies that offer a ROPES Course experience, each with its own expertise and flavor.  Here are a few of the highlights:

ROPES Challenge Course

Combining elements of the Portable Team Challenge with additional High Elements, the ROPE Challenge is a great way for groups to either work on specific goals, or simply enjoy a recreational team building event. The addition of High Elements creates a significant individual experience for members of the group, focusing on personal achievement and self-awareness.

Our goal is to provide a team building program that is the right fit for your organization.  If we are unable to provide a course that suits your needs, we will try to suggest alternatives.  We will not try to fit you into a program that will not benefit your team.

The Challenge Course at Butler School

The Challenge Course at Butler School is located in Darnestown, MD, about an hour from downtown Washington, DC. Particularly suited for groups of 8 to 50 participants, the ropes course offers a combination of low team elements and high elements to provide a well-rounded team building experience.  The Challenge Course at Butler School was designed specifically to focus on enhanced teamwork, encouraging and increasing leadership, and building a foundation of trust and commitment among the members of your team.

Sample High Elements:

“Leap of Faith” – climb 40 feet up a tree and jump for a tethered ball!  This is one of the tallest platforms in Maryland!!
“Flying Squirrel” – your team pulls you up, and you swing through the air!
“Swinging Bridges” – traverse a rickety plank bridge with the aid of ‘handrails’ at your waist.
“Islands in the Sky” – leap from platform to platform while suspended 25 feet off the ground.
“Swinging Tires” – traverse a set of suspended tires with the aid of cables hanging from above…
“Climbing Wall” – climb our 30 foot wall, with an overhanging obstacle and a few other surprises.
“Zap Line” – fly 350 feet through the air on a cable that is suspended high above the ground.
“Six Ropes” – this low/high element combination has more than a dozen activity possibilities.

Learn more about ROPES Challenge programs…
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ROPES Challenge Course at FLOC Outdoor Education Center

The facilities at the Outdoor Education Center provide a beautiful natural setting for the full ROPES Challenge Course. Situated in the trees and spanning a small creek, the High ROPES Course at FLOC Outdoors is best suited to groups of 8 to 24 participants.

For groups interested in overnight accommodations and prepared food, the Outdoor Education Center provides a variety of packages, from boxed lunch and cabin camping, to Lodge rooming and catered meals.

FLOC OEC HIGH ROPE Challenge is set up in a wilderness setting, providing an intimate experience for small corporate and youth groups. The emphasis is on teamwork and commitment among the members of the group, rather than strictly providing an individual challenge. Each high element requires the assistance of multiple members of the group – from belaying the climbers and spotting the ladders, to lowering climbers down off of the zip line, the group is immersed in the teambuilding experience.

Sample High Elements:

“Giant’s Ladder” – a team activity climbing the rungs of a ladder…
“Burma Bridge” – traverse a cable with the aid of cable ‘handrails’…
“Balance Beam” – climb up a tree and walk across a beam 30 feet high…
“Multi-vine” – traverse a cable with the aid of ropes hanging from above…
“Cargo Net” – climb a huge net suspended 30 feet off the ground…
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ROPES Challenge Course at Camp Shoresh

With courses located in Baltimore and Fredrick, MD, Project Ascent customizes team building, leadership training and adventure programming for groups of all sizes. Both ROPES courses offer state of the art equipment and are constructed to the highest industry standards. Each facility provides catering services as well as pavilion use. Our low team building and leadership training is design to bring and enhance such values as: communication, trust, problem solving, and strengthening group dynamics. All of our programs are designed to bring out the best in individuals and groups.

Sample High Elements:

“Swinging Log” – walk across a beam that swings from side to side!
“Static Course” – switch from cable to cable in this five-in-one activity!
“Bo’sun Chair” – pull yourself from one side to the other while sitting on a swinging chair…
“Tension Traverse” – traverse a cable with the aid of a rope, attached at one end…
“Flying Squirrel” – your team pulls you up 40 feet in the air and you swing out into the trees!
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ROPES Challenge Course at Bishop Claggett Center

The facilities at the Bishop Claggett Center provide the perfect setting for a large group ROPES Challenge Course. Situated on a large field and in the trees, the High ROPE Course is best suited to medium to large groups (50-100 participants) whose goal is enhanced teamwork, communication, trust and commitment.

For groups interested in overnight accommodations and prepared food, the Bishop Claggett Center provides a variety of packages, from boxed lunch and dorm-room overnights, to Lodge rooming and catered meals.

Sample High Elements:

“Cargo Net” – traverse across a cargo net suspended 30 feet off the ground…
“Swinging Bridge” – walk across a swinging plank bridge with no hands!
“Pamper Pole” – climb a pole and jump for a trapeze bar!
“Catwalk” – climb up a net and walk across a beam 30 feet high…
“Multi-vine” – traverse a cable with the aid of ropes hanging from above…
“Giant Swing” – your team pulls you up 40 feet in the air and you swing out into the trees!
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ROPES Challenge at Sandy Spring

The Challenge Course at Sandy Spring provides a combination of low and high rope elements that offer groups the opportunity to challenge themselves in different ways that support the common theme of cooperation and community.

Sample Low Elements

“Wild Woozy” – partners must “lean in” on each other as they venture out on two expanding cables…
“Triangle Traverse” – participants attempt to traverse three cables using rope and teamwork…
“Multi-vine” – teams must traverse a cable using ropes suspended from above…
“Kings Finger” – teams stack atop one another and attempt to put a tire up over a pole that is 12 feet tall…
“Low Team Wall” – teams must help each other up and over a 12 foot wall…
“Mohawk Walk” – teams traverse multiple cables with planning and teamwork…

Sample High Elements

“Giant’s Ladder” – Partners must work together to climb a ladder whose rungs are spread farther and farther apart…
“Postman’s Walk” – Your team belays you across a foot cable…
“Giant Swing” – Your team pulls you up, you pull the release and take the “giant swing!”
“Leap of Faith” – Climb the pole, stand up, and take the “leap of faith!”

Additionally, groups can utilize our state of the art Athletic Center, our 300 seat Performing Arts Center, or a number of conference rooms with digital media available to rent.
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Who can benefit from our ROPES course team building and corporate event programs?

• School groups
• Adults
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Scouts
• Camps
• Religious groups
• Corporations
• Small businesses
• Government agencies
• Sports teams
• Fraternities and sororities
• Birthday parties
• And more

Learn more about ROPES Challenge Course programs…