Challenge Course

[x_samson]

I've spoken to some of you about this already, but next Sunday, the 28th, I'll be taking a group of students to Rockefeller State Park for a day trip. We'll be doing a challenge course there with the assistance of two of my colleagues, using both the high and low elements.

Anyone who would like to join us is more than welcome--we'll leave around 8am Sunday morning and be back by 7pm. If you're interested, please let me know--there is a consent form that must be signed in order for us to use the park facilities.

Pack a picnic lunch, but I'll provide dinner--including S'mores! I'll also have plenty of bottled water. (Note: You can bring your Ipods or music players along for the drive, but they stay in the van during the day.)

Listed below are the recommendations from the course program at Rockefeller:
• Wear comfortable cotton or wool clothing suitable for the outdoors. Wear long pants that allow freedom of movement and do not drag the ground. Longer shorts are fine for warm weather. Do not wear a skirt, dress, or pants with elastic waists. If doing the High Challenge Course do not wear large baggy pants – the harness won’t fit.
• Wear soft shoes like sneakers and socks. Avoid soles with protruding cleats or knobs.
• Minimum of t-shirt long enough to tuck in is required. Do not wear tank tops or shirts with bare backs or shoulders. A long sleeved shirt is advisable for some elements and activities such as rappelling. Bring additional items or layers as weather indicated (shirts, jackets, rain gear, etc.)
• A soft hat or cap is fine but may need to be removed for some activities.
• Do not wear large belt buckles, large hair pieces, or jewelry (including watches, bracelets, necklaces, finger rings, earrings or other pierced-body items.) Such items will have to be removed before participating in most challenge activities to prevent injury to self and others.
• Before participation, empty pockets of keys, knives, wallet and any other objects. If you wish to carry such personal items, it is suggestion that you do so in a hip pack or day pack which can be set aside during activities. Make sure your pack has your identification on it.
• Use of chewing gun, chewing tobacco, snuff or smoking will not be permitted during activities. Smoking around belay ropes or dry leaves poses an unacceptable risk.
• Eye glasses must be shatterproof and a safety strap is advisable.
• Eye protection (glasses, sunglasses or goggles) are recommended for some high elements.
• Use of insect repellent is advisable. Use on socks, lower pants legs and expose skin – following instructions of the product. Be careful to not get any repellent on ropes and other equipment. Wash your hands before handling ropes if necessary. Sunscreen may also be needed.

Comments

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

With my powers, would I be able to do the course, Dr. Samson? There seem to be many rules about about the sharp and pointy things not being allowed.

That is, if I am not being grounded by then.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Ditto, with the claws. I have sneaks, but I'm on ... actually I probably gotta go get new ones again because these are pretty busted, looking at them. I can pull the finger ones in, but the toes don't work that way and if I pull the finger ones in, my fingers don't bend right. I CAN tape them up, but I'll have to redo the tape pretty much about once every fifteen minutes.

I MIGHT have some boots but they're kind of frommyxmenuniform and I never wear them.

Also, do you want the big list of Stuff Kyle Can't Eat now, or later? Because it's pretty long, but I can summarize pretty well.

[x-leosamson.livejournal.com]

As I said to Yvette, there may be a few activities that won't be possible, but we can work together to find accommodations for the rest--and that's part of the point of the course! :)

As for food, I believe I have a list from one of the staff, but I'm not sure how current it is. Send me one if you'd like--or I can also just send you the proposed menu and we can find out what will work best for you.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Works for me. I'll bring the shoes, if they're new they'll survive the day and I can tape up the claws if I have to.

I think the list you have should be good. I haven't had anything new come up in a while - mostly it's the "no caffeine, no chocolate, no MSG, HFCS, or anything that makes fake color, smell or flavor, no Olestra and no fake sugar." - I mean, there's the big long list of all the chemical names for that stuff but basically it's that.

[x-leosamson.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Glad to have you along.

[x-leosamson.livejournal.com]

There will be some activities you will not be able to do, but we can make accommodations for the others. If you're interested, I'd love to have you along.

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

I wanna go, but does this mean I can't wear my wig or something? 'Cause rocking the fuzzy nuked head is way lame.

I mean, a bandana? Or a knit cap? I am sure I can find SOMETHING.

wig > your activity.

[x-leosamson.livejournal.com]

Bring a bandanna just in case? Some of the activities may require being upside down or similar positions that would cause hats and things to go flying--that's the reason for the precaution.

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

I can tie a bandana so it won't come off if I'm upside down. I wear them now on missions and training.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Dude, how well could you teach Yvette how to do that? I'm thinking if she had a bandanna of that stuff the rest of her bodysuit is made of, the hair wouldn't be as much of a problem for this thing?

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would be good! I am having the hair ties to be making the horse's tail, but it is still the problem. Thank you for the thinking of it!

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

if there is material, I can totally do it. it's not hard. you've got long spikey hair though, I don't know if you'd need a big bandana or something to cover it all?

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

Perhaps something like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snood_(headgear))?