“Accept the Challenge, Overcome the Obstacles, Conquer Your Fears”
High Ropes Challenge
The Heartland Spa was the first facility of its kind to offer a High Ropes Challenge Adventure Program. It offers a physical and mental challenge that is designed to help you succeed by taking one step at a time. Every step is an accomplishment from putting on a belay harness, to climbing a pole 28 feet high and traversing the triangle of elements to the final platform. From there you can enjoy a panoramic view of our surrounding country from tree top height before allowing yourself to “let go” and lean forward off the platform, soaring out 200 feet. This one-of-a-kind course was constructed by Experiential Systems, a firm of professional consultants who have designed outdoor challenge programs for an international clientele. The belay system and trained facilitators assure your safety—despite the perceived risk. The outdoor High Ropes Course is offered seasonally, May through October, weather permitting.
Benefits for individual participants include:
Discover your true potential
Work through self-imposed limitations
Improve self-confidence and learn to trust yourself
Expand your creative skills |
Benefits for groups also include:
Improve communication skills
Learn to trust others
Build groups support and teamwork
Improve morale |
Available to Spa Guests: The course is offered to spa guests in conjunction with the 5-night, Sunday-Friday package for a nominal fee. The exact day and time may vary. A minimum of 2 participants is required.
Available to Groups: Special programs can be designed for groups and may include one or more of the following: Level I – Initiatives, Level II - Team Building, Level III - Ground Elements, Level IV - High Ropes Course. A typical program would entail a 3-6 hour day for a group of 12 participants. Overnight stays at the spa are available as part of the package. Dates must be reserved at least one month in advance. Talk to one of our Adventure Facilitators for details.
LOW ROPES COURSE - Refers to events that provide the groundwork and solution orientation for real life problems associated with personal relationships and occupations. These elements also provide the participants with an opportunity to try something new, develop group communication and awareness and develop trust in their peers and staff facilitator. The nature of the low elements encourages creative problem-solving. Participants discover they are capable of tasks they never thought possible. Conquering low elements is a suitable preparation for the high elements.
SPIDER'S WEB
The group must try to get through the "web" without touching any web material. As each web opening is used, it is "closed" to anyone else, until all are safely through.
BENEFITS: Group cooperation, trust, team building, support, approval.
MOHAWK WALK
The group must "chain walk" along a series of low cables tautly strung between trees.
BENEFITS: Planning, problem solving, coordinating.
WILD WOOSEY
Two individuals support one another as they attempt to traverse the lengths of two diverging cables strung tautly about 2 feet above the ground. Spotters follow the participants throughout their attempt.
BENEFITS: Communication, trust, problem solving, persistence.
 HIGH ROPES COURSE - Refers to events that must be "belayed" to ensure the utmost safety. The High Ropes involves individual elements of challenge. The trust and support of the group is an important part of the process and is made possible by the progression of the course experience.
STAPLE CLIMB
Participants enter the course by climbing 28ft.vertically to the first platform. Once on the platform, participants take the next step and traverse across the elements.
HOURGLASS
This activity about transitions has participants starting with two hand lines and a footrope. Once in the middle the participant must make the difficult transition to one hand line and two foot ropes. Benefits: Facing doubt, handling transitions, decision-making, balance and reach.
TRESTLE CROSSING
This element involves traversing across 4 x 4 planks spaced about a foot apart and held taught by two cables. Much like walking on the ties of a train track, this activity will challenge participants for each successful step. Benefits: Facing doubt, decision-making, balance and mental discipline.
BOSUN CHAIRS
This dynamic element has participants traversing across suspended swings. Benefits: Facing doubt, handling transitions, balance and reach.
ZIPLINE
The highest point of the ropes course. The participant once clipped to a special pulley rides down a cable line to the ground level.
BENEFITS: Learning to let go, exhilaration, fun, relief.
POOL AREA COURSE
(The high level course inclement weather)
ZIPLINE
Climb a beam attached to the pool house wall approximately 15 feet above the floor. Once secured by a special pulley, ride down the cable anchored to the beam, into the water.
BENEFITS: Self-esteem, challenging, pride.
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