AAIAC Rope Course Guide

Following the inception of the new European Ropes Course Standard (EN15567)

in March 2008 and Working at Height Regulations, the Adventure Activities

Industry Advisory Committee AAIAC requested the European Ropes Course

Association (represented by Nick Moriarty), to coordinate the production of a

single document for operators, trainers, builders, inspectors and constructors of

ropes courses.

Although the first ropes courses were established in the UK sixty years ago, the

industry has only flourished in the last twenty years. Unlike most adventure

activities, ropes courses did not evolve as a sport or a pastime; instead they were

developed as a tool for personal and team development. In this respect they

remain one of the most powerful tools for outdoor experiential learning and are

used to this end the world over. The use of ropes courses as a recreational

activity is a recent development in the UK and whilst this is a rapidly emerging

industry their use as a developmental tool still prevails.

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