Introduction to tree climbing at Etang des Bois (45)

Activity description :

1. 1 hour
2. Up to 8 people
3. From 6 years old

Come and discover this sporting discipline, which first appeared in France in the 90s, and enjoy a moment in the great outdoors among the trees.

Tree climbing is not accrobranche: the aim here is to climb directly onto the branches to "visit" a tree from the base to the top. There is no course, but a rope system, as in climbing.

Course of the activity (1h15) :

2 forms of ascent :

• Travelling ropes (from age 6): reach the top of trees by climbing up a rope without necessarily using the branches.
• Escalarbre (from 10 years): climb as in rock-climbing using the branches to the top of the tree while being belayed by someone on the ground.

Sensation workshops :

• Pendulum jump: take the plunge like Tarzan!
• Free-fall zip line: launch yourself into the void before sliding down the zip line.
• Tyrolienne retenue: large, sloping zip lines held in place by the instructor, ending gently on the ground.
• Catapult: once you've been hoisted to the top of the rope, trigger the catapult to go Tarzan at top speed!
• Monkey bridge: a rope bridge or slackline between 2 trees.

You'll be supervised by an instructor throughout the activity.