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Facing fears

One of the most iconic images of the ropes course is the confidence pole. You know, the telephone pole with the ladder nailed into the side. A climber gets to the top of it and has to make one last, big, awkward step to balance themselves on the top of the narrow pole. From that [...]

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High Adventure in High Country

While much of the country is looking forward to thawing out, summertime can be challenging in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.  By August, the heat can feel oppressive.  None of us are very surprised to hear incidents of road rage on Valley roads increase, given how unhappy we are to have to get into our car at [...]

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The new corporate teambuilding – part 2

“Lori” was participating in a paintball teambuilding event along with her colleagues from the local Arizona office of an insurance company.  From the start of the introduction she seemed pretty uncomfortable with the event.  She was shy and fearful that she would drag down her team or wouldn’t be able to finish the game.  During equipment [...]

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