Outdoor Activities
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Abseiling & Climbing | Rock climbing is an inherently team-building sport..... Picture this: A team composed of three individuals.....a climber, a belayer and a back-up belayer. The goal is to get the climber safely up and down the specified route. Here's where it gets interesting.... the team learns the safety checks and signals they need to know before beginning. Checks and signals are done...the climber begins. Climbing up, nervously, cautiously.....the belayer says, “I've got you... don't worry”....the back-up belayer encourages the climber. Together, as a team, they get the climber to the top. An amazing adrenaline rush... but now, they have to lower the climber. Sometimes this is scarier than climbing up! The climber is successfully lowered, and the team has accomplished there goal. Now it's time to switch rolesHill Walking and Orienteering |
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Archery | "The event was profesionally planned and organised - both prior and during the competition. The feedback we received afterwards was very positive - most of our staff had not participated in archery before and it was a good, friendly & competitive team building event. We would be happy to recommend BECKs Training and will be using them in the future for our staff events. Thanks for your help in giving us a great, fun afternoon." "Thanks very much for organising the archery competition last Friday - it looks as though it was a big hit with everyone and they all seem to have enjoyed it." |
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Canoing | "All of us were raving about our trip the next day, we all had such a fantastic time - greatly enjoyed by all." NHS Trust, Newcastle, M. Cartlidge, Event Organiser "Thank you again for the day, it has been brilliant!" |
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Caving | "Although the actual caving itself was far more challenging than I ever expected it really enabled the team to pull together and support each other, which was my objective." Quality of instruction was pitched at just the right level - not patronising, not to vague. Information given inside the cave was again spot on." "We had a superb day, it was a fantastic experience for all of us and I would highly recommend choosing caving for a team build and using BECKs Training again." |
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Ghyll Scrambling | We offer this activity at a fantastic site near Alston, close to our base Deneholme (20 min drive). The activity comprises of walking through a riverbed, underneath huge waterfalls, jumping of a selection of waterfalls and trees into deep pools and sliding down natural rock slides. It is a very high energy, fun activity, the team get a chance to support and encourage one another and get a buzz out of completing the challenges together. There is a footpath (steep at times) running along the river bed throughout, so that people opting out of individual jumps can do so at any time. |
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| High Ropes | Using harnesses, helmets, cables, ropes and wooden beams strung 20 to 50 feet high among trees or poles, teams explore risk-taking, trust and coaching. Each moment is rich with discoveries, whether you’re climbing yourself or encouraging others. The high ropes elements are up in the trees so the perceived risk is high, but actual risk is low. Participants walk across cable bridges, negotiate giant ladders or ride zip lines through the trees as they overcome personal fears and develop new self confidence. The High Ropes' activities are an opportunity to really stretch everybody's personal boundaries. Orienteering involves the use of maps and compasses plus lots of different kinds of clues to plan and find one's way around villages, pine-fringed reservoirs, along scenic rivers or over the mountain tops overlooking green valleys. |
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Mountain Biking |
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Raft Building | "I am very happy with the day, my aims and objectives were met." M. Simpson, HR Manager, 3M UK "Our best task was raft building which went very well and I could see us putting into practice what we’d learned the previous day – meaning less effort for good outcome." |
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| Mountaineering | Once you leave the road and head off into the hills, paths can be very well made and easy to follow or you can navigate across country following no discernible path at all. There is hardly a better way to see the great outdoors, enjoy the company of collegues, get some exercise and enjoy a welcome dose of fresh air in magnificent landscapes. Set your own pace and you don't need to worry about your party having mixed levels of fitness! Orienteering is easy - you don't need an A-Level in math's or geography to do well on our orienteering sessions...." |
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