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• Activity is spread over 30 minutes.

Rock climbing and Rappelling

• Briefing by instructor.
• Ascend approx 600 ft fairly steep Rock face with minimal equipment assistance.

• Learn and practice different kinds of knots.

• Watch a demonstration of different kinds of Rappelling.
• Rappel down 30 ft with the help of equipment and assistance of instructors.

• Rappel down 130 ft with the help of equipment and minimum assistance of instructors.

• Descend 500 ft through steep gradient along dry stream.
• Activity spread over 6 hours.

Impact of the Practice

Each of the activities impact different aspects of personality of the students.

White-Water-Rafting

• Enabled overcoming hydrophobia (fear of water) particularly in non-swimmers.
• All students were compulsorily put into the water till they gained confidence.

• Promoted Team work (to apply appropriate effort under unified guidance-team synergy)

• Reinforced ‘I can do it’ feeling and enhanced self-esteem.
• Enhanced self-confidence to face unknown / unfamiliar situations in future.

• Promoted (Body-mind coordination and quick response to fast-changing situations.)

• Instilled a sense of achievement.

Night Trek

• Enabled overcoming Nyctophobia (fear of darkness).
• Created a belief that night (darkness) is not a limiting factor.

• Created awareness about one’s ability to see and function in darkness albeit in a limited

capacity.
• Listening abilities were sharpened, (students had to keep a sharp watch for noises of animal

movements to take necessary evasive steps).

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