Nitro Crossing

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Description

A rope is suspended from a cable strung between two trees. The rope hangs in the middle or a circular area that is "out of bounds". On one side of the boundary is a small wooden platform on which the whole group will start. On the other side is a landing zone that may include another wooden platform, hoola hoops, or some other boundary for the participants land into.

Objective

To get the group across the out of bounds sections safely into the hula hoops. Everyone starts together standing on the small platform. Then the group must obtain the rope and then swing to the landing zone. If someone touches the ground they must go back (or suffer some other consequence). Variation: The groups must also get "nitro glycerin" (water) across with them without spilling using a container that you provide (i.e. a cup). The water can represent the group's goals.

Safety Concerns

1. Spot the swinger

2. Do not allow sitting shoulders.

3. Rocks or sticks should not be thrown to obtain the rope

4. Alert participants that, as with any element in which one's weight is supported by a rope, the potential for shoulder injury exists.

5. Do not wrap hands around rope