High Ropes Climbing

Looking to overcome your fear of heights or push yourself to new limits? Then a high ropes course might just be the answer! Standing on a 35-foot high pole, ready to jump and grab a trapeze bar, will surely help to redefine your boundaries.

With high ropes climbing, you’ll experience a new awareness of the placement of your limbs, the agility of your body, and the single-mindedness that only the outdoors can bring. The day is all about challenging yourself and building camaraderie with a group of active New Yorkers.

Take this opportunity to work through 10 high rope elements and use your cunning and intuition, as a group, to conquer a selection of the 36 low ropes course. You will have the entire day to discover new heights as you tread across the cat walk, work your way across the multi-vine traverse, rip up the flying squirrel or climb the suspended vertical “play pen.” (All safely roped in, of course.)

What are High Ropes?

High Ropes activities are challenging physical agility exercises which take place above two meters and involve some form of belay or safety rope.

Many High Ropes activities are similar to Low Ropes, just that they occur at greater height. However in High Ropes there are also Ascending and Descending activities in addition to Traversing at height. For example, Tree or Pole Climbing is a common method of Ascent and the “zip line” or “flying fox” is a popular method of Descent (especially if you land in water on a hot day!).

You’ll experience a new awareness of the placement of your limbs, the agility of your body, and the single-mindedness that only the outdoors can bring. Focus each and every muscle to stay balanced above the ground and your own mental prowess to get through a day’s worth of challenge courses. This completely customizable trip will include access to the high ropes and the low ropes. (Did we mention the Zip Line?)

Event Intensity Level

This trip is Intensity Level 3. Read a full description of all levels.

Event Details

• Bring Lunch and water
• Wear Comfortable athletic clothing (weather-appropriate) and athletic shoes or hiking boots.
• Departure Time 8:00 AM (meet at 7:45 AM to sign-in)
• Return Time Approximately 6:00 PM
• Departure/Return Location Our passenger vans depart from the NE corner of 73rd Street and Broadway. (Subways to 72nd Street: 1, 2, 3).

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Experienced, Fun & Qualified Guides

From cycling across the United States to leading horse treks through New Zealand to scaling Nepalese peaks, Outdoor Bound guides have real-world outdoor experience. Collectively, they have hiked, biked, climbed and kayaked tens of thousands of miles around the globe.

Whether their professional backgrounds are as teachers, personal trainers, artists, environmentalists or business leaders, they all have an extensive knowledge of the natural world and local history. Each guide has also passed a rigorous guide certification program and is trained in wilderness first aid or as a Wilderness First Responder.

Diverse & Interesting Groups

There is no typical Outdoor Bound participant. While ages typically range from 20 to 50, those who come to experience outdoor adventure range from singles to couples, from lawyers to waiters. They are a mix of women and men. While the group is always diverse, you will certainly feel welcome. Our guides go the extra mile to make the atmosphere of each trip social and fun. Many people in the Outdoor Bound community have forged lasting friendships as a result of our trips.

New Experiences

Skydiving, ice-climbing, hot-air ballooning, skiing and hiking every weekend are just a few of Outdoor Bound’s year-round adventures. These trips are accessible to everyone, including the novice, who might feel a little uneasy, the young urban professional trying to get away and even the adrenaline junkie looking for a new rush.

Environmental Awareness

“Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures,” is the Leave No Trace motto embraced by Outdoor Bound. From purchasing bamboo T-shirts to printing with soy-based inks on recycled paper, Outdoor Bound strives to create the least environmental impact possible while on trips and in the office.