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October 30, 2017 ·

The Challenge Courses of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Girl Scouts, are you ready for some thrills? Do you want to build your courage and cheer on your friends as you master obstacles and take on new heights? Then it’s time you tried one of our challenge courses!

What’s a challenge course?

Sometimes referred to as a ropes course (although not all challenge courses involve rope obstacles), our challenge courses are outdoor  activities that contain high and/or low elements depending on the course you are on (we have several kinds in our council!).

These courses are made up of real and imaginary obstacles that are designed to challenge (hence the name) groups to use their skills and teamwork to accomplish a set task. Sometimes these courses involve traversing a series of ropes and cables near the ground ...
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