Let's Hear from Ropes

For our first ropes period of session 2, we had the pleasure of the company of the oldest half of Mohawk - M4, 5 and 6 for low ropes. However, today the weather was not on our side and a huge downpour accompanied by claps of thunder was soon upon us. However, this did not impede our plans as we were able to move into the newly vacated c-rec to continue our activities. We split up into smaller groups to play minefield, a game where teams have to guide their blindfolded teammates through the minefield of toys we made for them. We then got together into one big group, to perform the great task of getting over 40 mohicans to flip a sheet of tarp they're standing on without touching the floor.

On Tuesday, we had more low ropes activities planned for Cayuga cabins 2 and 3. Despite having a number of boys from session 1, our one fish two fish game of smuggling chickens from the facilitator still proved challenging. The seemingly simple challenge the group faced of lowering a hoola hoop to the ground also proved surprisingly difficult but after the group learned to listen to one another, the challenge was accomplished! we then moved on to bigger and better things as we took on the spiderweb challenge which got our cayugans looking out for each other and supporting each other as they traversed the spiderweb without touching it.

We also had high ropes that day with Seneca cabins 5 and 6 and mahawk cabins 2 and 3. With many seasoned veterans of the climbing wall with us that day, we introduced the added challenge of taking on the climbing wall blindfolded!

Wednesday we had more low ropes activities lined up. Onedaga cabins 4 and 5. We started off with a few fun rounds of bohpie ball, where campers had to work as a group to hide a tennis ball from their facilitator, followed by an all out game of toilet tag!

Meanwhile Seneca 3 and 4 were taking on some of our more challenging courses in the woods, the Mohawk walk. Here they demonstrated great teamwork by crossing a series of low cables between connecting the trees as a unit, supporting each other to avoid loosing balance and falling off.

Nick Turner

Ropes Specialist