What makes the HelmZar Challenge Course the premier in safety is the tracking system that actually locks the participant into the system where they will not be disengaged except by another facilitator that works on the zip wire. The participant is girth hitched by a tether into their harness which eliminates the need for a carabiner that in some instances could come loose, thereby keeping them safe the entire time they are in the air.
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The second and most important aspect about our tracking system is that we have a slider that goes into the system that follows the participants where ever they go on the course and can never come out of the track unless another facilitator releases it. We refer to this as the “puck” because we want participants to remember the white part is what goes into the system and will keep them safe no matter where they traverse an element.
Each participant is in a full body harness and is encouraged to challenge each element as they feel comfortable. If they need to hang on to everything that is provided for them to traverse the element then that is fine, if they would like more of a challenge, then hang on to fewer and fewer of the elements that are hanging down for them to grab. They can even go as far as to traverse the element without holding on to anything, if they do fall the slider and the harness will not let them go more then about 3 to 4 inches, and they can get up and continue on.
At no time will any participant be made to do any element and will be let down if they so desire. They will be encouraged to give their 100%. This is their experience and it is meant to be a positive one, not one that is full of fear to a point to which it becomes negative. There is plenty for them to do, encourage, spot other people, get people down off the zip line, and much more. They will not just be sitting around, they will be engaged, it is still their day, just because they decided not to climb takes nothing away.
