Summer Adventure: Climbing & Rappelling Adventure (Ages 11-14)
Ever wanted to climb outside on real rocks? Ever wanted to learn how to rappel off of a cliff? Come join Outdoor Adventure for a Summer Adventure Climbing and Rappelling!
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Description
Trips are planned to be at Las Conchas or Potrillo Canyon but location may change based on weather or fire closures.
General Eligibility:
• Must be ages 11-14
• Must be able to walk 2 miles unassisted
• Must be prepared for strenuous adventure activities that will test mental and physical fortitude
• Must come prepared with necessary personal equipment
Hazards of Adventure:
As with all sports, adventure sports have risks and hazards. Remember: In adventure sports you can do everything right and still get injured. All attempts to minimize the inherent hazards associated with adventure sports are made through staff training and education, as well as diligent attention to safety rules during the adventures.
Rappelling is used in many endeavors: caving, canyoneering, urban and wilderness rescue, military maneuvers, window washing, bird research, tree climbing, rock climbing, and ice climbing. Many consider rappelling a sport unto itself. Rappelling and climbing adventures are serious business. Performed with care, you can make thousands of rappels without incident. Get careless, and you may be seriously injured on your next rappel.
Hazards associated with climbing and rappelling include: scrapes, bruises, and cuts of the arms, legs, and hands. Rope burns on the hands and upper body extremities. Lower leg injuries: broken or twisted ankles and knees, broken legs, and feet, upper body injuries: broken arms, ribs, and hands, falling from a height of greater than 25ft., strained tendons and ligaments, injuries from falling rocks, injuries from banging into rock(s), concussion, severe injury and death.
Your participation in this program indicates your assumption of the risk of serious injury or death as a result of the risks associated with climbing and rappelling. Participation in this program is an acknowledgement of your responsibility for your own safety.
Personal Equipment that participant must supply:
• Sack lunch
• Snacks
• Water – 2 bottles minimum
• Sunscreen
• Daypack
• Closed-toed shoes
• Clothing that is easy to move in but not baggy
• If your hair is long, it must be pulled back in a way that will be comfortable under a helmet
The only personal climbing equipment that can be used are climbing shoes.
Provided Equipment:
- Helmet
- Harness
- Gloves
- Ropes
- Anchoring materials
- Belay/rappel devices
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