Nitro Crossing

This swing rope team challenge creates an exciting physical and mental test that requires strategic thinking and collaborative problem-solving. Nitro Crossing combines the thrill of a low ropes course activity with the complexity of transporting both people and objects safely across a divide. Ideal for corporate team-building, outdoor education programs, or adventure camps, this group initiative develops communication, leadership, and risk assessment skills. The added challenge of carrying water without spilling creates natural consequences that motivate groups to plan carefully before taking action.

Nitro Crossing – Swing Rope Team Challenge

1. Assess your group’s physical abilities and spotting skills as required for this exercise.
2. Identify and position two ‘safe’ areas using a wooden platform, rope rings or tripwires approx 2 metres radius from the hanging position of the suspended swing rope.
3. Direct your group to stand within one of the safe areas.
4. Objective: Challenge your group to transport every member of their group and a bucket of water to the other safe area using the suspended swing rope without touching the space in between.
5. If any water is spilled, the whole group must start over.
6. If any team member steps into or touches the ‘no-touch’ zone, that person and one other must return to the starting safe zone.
7. The swing rope starts from the hanging position, ie the group needs to work out how to retrieve it.
8. Allow up to 20 minutes to complete the task (or other time as will challenge your group.)
9. Process your group’s experience at the conclusion of the task.