On Thursday, May 21st, the Leadership Unit took a trip to Camelback Mountain for some zip-lining. After receiving harnesses, the group did some basic training on miniature versions of the upcoming zip-lining activities. We learned how to walk a wire while being clipped on to the main wire above our head, insuring we don't fall to our doom. Then we learned how to clip on the attachment that allows us to zipline down a wire to the other end. Once we completed our basic training, we moved on to the actual courses, in which we were tens of feet in the air, as opposed to the initial five foot high platforms we trained on. At first it was intimidating, but eventually the clipping of the harness became second nature, and I realized I wasn't going to fall. The first few activities were just walking across bridges and short distance ziplining. However, as we progressed the activities became increasingly more difficult and before you knew it, you were swinging on ropes and walking across large distance, unstable, bridges and swings. In the end, I enjoyed this day of unit the most, and I think most of my would colleagues agree.
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