PE 1663

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PE 1663
Ropes Course Programming

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Students learn and apply the technical, safety, leadership and facilitation skills essential to safe and effective ropes course programming. Technical skills such as knot tying, challenge course belaying, and more will be taught during this course. Students will learn low ropes team integration activities as well as high ropes facilitation skills. This course can contribute towards completion of the CU Leadership Minor.

When Offered Spring.

Fees Course fee: $200 for instruction.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE.

Comments For more information please visit, the Cornell Outdoor Education website.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 11802 PE 1663   LEC 001

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    • Apr 11, 2024

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    • Apr 20 - May 4, 2024

  • Course fee: $200. Students learn about leadership, teamwork and pushing past perceived limits during this 3-day course at Cornell's Hoffman Challenge Course. We meet on campus for the first class to get to know one another and do some group activities that will prepare students for the full days ahead. The 2nd class is a full day of low elements activities that involve outdoor team challenges like building log bridges, balancing on cables and swinging on ropes. The 3rd class is on the high ropes course where students rely on trust and teamwork to climb up 10-60 feet in the air, swinging/balancing, jumping off platforms and ziplining. Course will be taught at the Hoffman Challenge Course, transportation provided.
    Drop Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.