Page 172 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

Picture 29

Obstacle 6

This obstacle is called Tarzan’s swing. In this, there is a platform with a ladder at about 8 feet height
and a rope hanging from top. You are expected to climb the ladder and reach the platform. Upon
reaching there, the free end of the rope is handed over to you by the groundsman. You are required to
hold the rope as high as possible and take a swing like Tarzan and land beyond a particular point

without touching the ground. The point is indicated by two red bricks placed on either side. An
imaginary line joining the two red bricks is the area of clearance. In this, you must stretch yourself
high and take a strong grip of the rope before taking the swing. As soon as you take the swing fold
both your legs upwards or else your feet will invariably touch the ground. Picture 30 provides a view
of this obstacle.

Picture 30

Obstacle 7

The seventh obstacle is called the double platform jump. In this, there are two platforms; one at a
height of about 10 feet and the other at a height of about 5 feet. In front of the two platforms is a sand
pit. You are required to climb up to the higher platform using the ladder like bars and jump on to the

second platform and finally onto the sand pit. While this looks fairly simple, you need to land on your
toes or else you may trip and fall down. Also the three sides of the structure are painted red and
invariably candidates touch the red colour. Be sure not to touch any red portion. Picture 31 provides a
view of this obstacle.