Information on building a ropes course
Before you decide to build a ropes course, ask yourself the following questions in order to help you make the right choice of products and to determine potential operating problems.
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who will visit the ropes course and for what purpose (tourists, schools, families etc.)?
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what age group will be predominant?
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how many rope elements will the facility contain?
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where will the facility be built and are mature trees available for building or will it be necessary to built on poles, and therefore how big an area is available?
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what other facilities will you offer for your participants (toilets, restaurant)?
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how accessible will the facility be for participants (entrance, distance from parking lot)?
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will the facility be fenced off or freely accessible?
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how many instructors will you have available?
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will you operate year-round or seasonally?
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how will you finance building the ropes course (in-house, loan, grants, subsidies…)?
