Was this part of your gym class routine...climb a 30-foot rope (9.14 m) with a life-saving 2 inch mat below? It was a test of strength and agility.
I was good at climbing the rope. My grandparents had a tire swing tied to a rope that hung from a tree and that's where I first started my rope climbing adventures. Those skills carried through the physical education years. My children never did this in school but they did climb a rope at their gymnastics classes. The rope hung over a pit filled with big foam blocks - just a bit safer than the 2 inch mat of yesteryear. They were so excited when they finally made it to the top to ring the bell.
This activity was phased out in the early 2000s due to concerns about safety, rope burns, and injury, the lack of participation, and the liability for the schools ended this exercise.
I don't think I made it more than a couple of feet up the rope.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall ever doing this in school. I was never any good at sports of any kind and was ultimately the last one chosen for game teams. That probably has a lot to do with why I have very little interest in sports today.
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