High Ropes

Before I say anything, I will just tell you I have a fear of heights. So when Friday rolled around, I was extremely nervous, because for the William pike challenge, we would be spending the day at the high ropes course at the Groins. Yes. So anyway, I heard the word “high” and knew this day would be a bit of a challenge.

When we arrived at the course, I took a moment to have a look around. On the far side of the field, there was a massive wooden structure, about 25m high, covered in ropes, ledges and other pieces of equipment. It looked pretty spectacular.

Once everyone arrived, we all gathered on the grass and waited until a lady and a man came over to talk to us. They introduced themselves, and then they played a few quick games with us, one of which involved us splitting into two groups, and we found out we would be staying In these groups all day. We then got to play a few fun but challenging teamwork games in our groups until morning tea time.

After we had eaten, we then headed over to the ropes course to await our instructions. We would be climbing two courses before lunch, and then after we would be doing another three courses. At first when I was climbing, I struggled a bit, but then eventually I got a bit more confident, which helped me through the day.

My favourite part was was the flying kiwi. This is where you would be attached to a piece of rope that went through a clip at the top of another rope strung up in the air, and everyone else in your team would be holding the other end. Then when everyone was ready, you would run one way and then all of a sudden you would be rising up in the air, it felt amazing.

At the end of the day as we were heading back to school, I felt really proud of what I'd achieved, and I would be more than willing to do it again.