Main Body
1. Course Overview
What does “challenge course” mean and what opportunities are available at UGA?
Challenge Course is a broad term that encompasses several types of group initiatives aimed at building team cohesiveness. Low Elements are initiatives that are built 1-2 feet off the ground and can be used without additional safety equipment. High Elements are initiatives that range from 25 to 50 feet in height and use a belay system for safety. High courses are built using existing trees or telephone poles and are designed in a variety of ways. High Courses are designated as static or dynamic based on the type of ropes that are used to ensure safety on the course. A dynamic course uses “dynamic” rope, which stretches slightly under pressure, while a static course uses rope that does not stretch or provide any give under added pressure.
Here are UGA, we have eleven outdoor low elements, eight outdoor team high elements, three exit events for the outdoor high teams course (zip line, giant swing, quick jump), and one outdoor individual high element, and an indoor static high course with zipline exit.
UGA Outdoor Low Elements
1. All Aboard
2. Trolleys
3. TP Shuffle
4. Islands
5. Spiders Web
7. Wild Woozy
8. Whale Watch
9. Mohawk Walk
10. Trust Fall
11. 12-Foot Wall
UGA Outdoor Teams Course High Elements
1. It’s a G Thing
2. Dawg Gone It
3. Swing Dance
4. Buddy Bars
5. Complex X
6. Swinging Beams
7. Tarzan
8. Horizontal Playpen
UGA Outdoor Teams Course Exit Events
1. Quick Jump
2. Giant Swing
3. Dual Zipline
UGA Outdoor Teams Course Individual Element
1. Pamper Pole
UGA Indoor Static High Course
1. Vertical Net
2. Multi-Vines
3. Log Traverse
4. Bosun’s Chair
5. Cat Walk
6. Swinging Bridges
7. Charlie Chaplin
8. Zipline