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The Trapeze Jump

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High Ropes: Trapeze JumpGetting ready to begin the Trapeze Jump evokes a great mix of feelings! And it's up to you which label you give the mix - is it terror, fun, excitement, or joyful anticipation? You decide - as you decide what to label any feelings in any moment in your life! The Trapeze Jump is certainly one of the more challenging High Ropes' activities. High Ropes: Trapeze JumpYou climb the pole using small wooden steps and as you near the top you discover that the pole wobbles quite a bit.

 

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpThere are many different styles of climbing... Some start off boldly only to graduate to the koala bear style as they near the top and the wobbliness of the pole becomes more noticeable. Do you continue or do you come down - the question is always there - and only you can choose.

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpOnce at the top you have the next challenge - getting up on the pole with nothing to lean on. There's no point in saying to yourself 'don't look down' - you have to look down to clamber unaided onto the tiny top of the pole! And you can always choose to call a halt and climb down... It's up to you, once again..

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpAll the while you know you've got lots of support - whether from those who have just done it High Ropes: Trapeze Jumpand know what it's like or from those who are waiting their turn. The rapport that develops from sharing High Ropes' experiences is quite special and enduring.

Now comes the moment of truth. As you stand on your wobbly little 'platform' do you look down? Do you enjoy the view over the tree-tops? Do you stare fixedly at the trapeze out there in front of you? (You've selected how far out it is before you began your climb.) High Ropes: Trapeze Jump

Or are you so locked up in your thoughts that you notice little of what's going on around you? (Rather like the manner in which many of us mentally and emotionally handle moments of stress in  everyday life!) 

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpWhatever you do you want to jump - at least part of you does! So do you just get on with it - or spend long minutes imagining missing the trapeze or mentally arguing with yourself? Or wondering what they are thinking of you way down there on the ground. Again, it's a metaphor for how you handle the big events in your life - do you hang about wondering, doubting, under-mining yourself - or do you act?

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpThe moment when you connect with the trapeze has to be experienced to be appreciated. All the self-doubt is erased. There is exhilaration, security, relief, a feeling of achievement and self belief, and a wondering 'why did I hang about doubting for so long?'

You've taken another step towards being more pro-active in your life - and you've learned a lot about how you handle life's challenges. 

High Ropes: Trapeze JumpAll of these connections will be further developed in later group reviews, right now...

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...you're enjoying the wonderful sensation of being lowered to the ground after your achievement. And as you reach the ground after your first Trapeze Jump, your body pumping with adrenaline, the feeling is quite amazing... and never to be forgotten.

 

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All our activities support the challenge-by-Choice principle.

Some photos by Tude from Tides Young Person's Project in Weymouth

 

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