Beyond Basics: Level 2 Training

Course Description:

Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations workshop. It is designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management. This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification test. (Testing is optional, you must register for the test separately.)  This workshop includes evening sessions until 8:00 on most nights, with the final day wrapping up around 5:00 pm.

This workshop will include:

• Review of basic skills: knot tying, proper use, and maintenance of equipment, belay skills.
• Self-belay techniques for challenge course access, set-up, and gear retrieval.
• Risk management.
• Emergency action plans.
• Accident prevention and basic rescue procedures.
• Specialty element operations as needed such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Holy Cow Swing.

Prerequisite: Adventure Basics Level 1 workshop or equivalent experience within the last 2-3 years. We can help you determine if this workshop is right for you. Go to http://high5adventure.org/resource_center/forms/ for our Level 1 practical skills checklist.

Plymouth State University Graduate Credits Available: 2 or 4 (EE5120)

Meals and Lodging