Challenge Ropes Courses
Challenge ropes courses are designed to present physical and mental challenges to individuals and groups. They are a combination of low and/or high elements.
Challenge ropes courses may include activities such as log balances, walls and flying foxes.
WorkSafe Victoria states that ‘The risk of serious injury or death from a fall increases significantly if you are working at heights over two metres.’ Therefore, students using high elements of a challenge ropes course must be thoroughly prepared and closely supervised while on the course. In particular, staff must give careful consideration to the method of moving between elements and the potential for students to be without safety attachments.