Improving our Adventure Education Program Joseph Winkelspecht

Goal:  To improve our Adventure Education program by searching for and acquiring new and better technology.

What technology do we have now?  Petzl Rope  ATC's  Wall mounted climbing panels  Treadwall

Here's some new technology

Bouldering Walls  Ledgewall climbing panels  Purpose: Build off of regular climbing experiences. Requires more body strength and is a better work out then top-roping. Helps students to practice spotting.

Bouldering Wall  $ Panel Price  4' wide x 8' tall panel kit  Use/Value: Bouldering takes climbing to another level. More strength and practice is required. Students can work on solving more problems and improve their spotting skills. 

Gri-Gri 2  Petzl Gri-Gri 2  Purpose: Used for controlling the descent of climbers. Built with an auto-lock system for more safety.

Gri-Gri 2  Gri-Gri 2  Belay Device, Descent controller  Price: $99.95  Use/Value: Great for the students to use for the belay. Its auto-lock system creates a safer environment for climbers of all sizes.  device?preferredSku= &cm_mmc=vl_petzl-_-datafeed-_- product-_-na&mr:referralID=de284c9d-3b8d-11e3-bae4- 001b2166c2c0

Outward Bound Philadelphia  An organization founded for the continuous involvement in outdoor activities and for adventure programs.  Purpose: Use in planning for trips to adventure programs and useful for lesson planning.

Outward Bound Philadelphia  Use/Value: Great for planning trips to adventure programs and using as a tool for trainers and guest speakers on Adventure Education.  Price: Free! 

BoulderBoard  Use/Value: Mainly used for improving on specific bouldering techniques. Also it will allow for more students to climb and for them to climb at different skill levels. This will allow students to push their limits by changing the angle and degree of climb.  Price: $899 

Crash Pad  Evolv Iceman Crash Pad  Purpose: Used for safety during bouldering activities. Cushions falls during a bailout.

Evolv Iceman Crash Pad  Use/Value: Perfect for use during the bouldering or top-roping activities. Used as safety precaution in case of bailouts or falls. Ensures that all falls will be cushioned to reduce injury.  32 x 42 x 4 in  Price: $  pad?ti=UExQIENhdDpDcmFzaCBQYWRzOjE6MTM6YmNzQ2F0ODEx MTAwODc

Conclusion In order to improve our Adventure Education program we need to improve our technology. The better the technology we have the more students that we can help and encourage to be physically active. With this new technology we can appeal to multiple students and plenty of different skill levels. Not only will this help our Adventure Education program but it will also allow our students to use the equipment for a work out after school or even to create a rock climbing club.

Total Cost  Bouldering Wall- $595 x 5 - $2,975  Gri- Gri 2- $99.95 x 10 - $999.5  Outward Bound- Free  BoulderBoard- $899 x 1- $899  Crash Pad- $ x 5 - $  Total Cost = $5,548.25

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