Upcoming Events
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CPD workshop for renewal of your ERCA Trainer award
(18.02.2021 10:00)
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ERCA Annual General Meeting & Gathering
(23.02.2021 10:00)
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Training - Wire Rope Inspection
(01.03.2021 09:00)
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Training - Wood Pole Inspection
(03.03.2021 09:00)
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Inclusion Programmes in Ropes Courses (Workshop)
(05.03.2021 11:00)
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CPD workshop for renewal of your „ERCA Trainer“ award
(15.03.2021 10:00)
23rd February 2021
Virtual Annual General Members Meeting & Convivial Online-Gathering
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Board have agreed that our next members meeting will be held as a fully virtual meeting. This way, we can prevent potential health issues, travel circumstances and cost implications. The club law was temporarily changed under the Covid-19 crisis and allows us such virtual meetings and votings until end of 2021 without any reference in the existing by-laws.
In addition to the formal part, we are planning to continue with a more convivial framework program
→ Here you can find the list of ERCA Members who actively reported that they had reopened their ropes course under special hygienic measures.
Of course, other operators may have opend also, even if they have not reported. Please inform yourself before visiting through the website / telephone hotline of the respective provider.
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Here you can find supporting hyperlinks and resources for ropes course operators and providers of related services:
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weeks and build a network of assistance and help, in which
everyone can be supported. May we also be fair and open,
communicate with one another and have the courage to be
innovative.
humanity and cooperation to the test. Let us overcome it without
anxiousness or egoism.
ERCA's Cooperation Partners ...
... support the professional development of the ropes course indutry and partly offer special benefits to ERCA members. Today we feel happy to welcome "Regiondo GmbH" as our new cooperation partner. "Regiondo GmbH" is offering online-ticketing and
-marketing services which might be interesting to all operators who manage bookings from individuals and groups. Check out the services from ERCA's cooperation partners!
Our ropes course location map is online
We are delighted to announce that our newly designed ropes course location map is now live. Best visit the online map and search it via map view. Please note: The map is centered to an automatic start position. Feel free to move the map and to zoom it. Markers may overlap. You get better results as more you zoom in to a more detailed view.
European Ropes Course Association (ERCA)
Our Association includes instructors, rescuers, trainers, builders and inspectors of ropes courses as well as organisations operating temporary ropes courses.
We update and optimise existing ERCA standards relating to construction, inspection, training and operation of ropes courses. We consider ERCA to be a basis for the exchange of knowledge, safety research and quality improvement.
Non-professionals like recreational climbers, visitors to forest adventure parks or group leaders searching for ropes course facilities will find interesting spots at our ropes course location map.
Teachers, parents or managers of educational programmes may be interested in our FAQ section with helpful answers regarding quality aspects, safety, supervision and more relevant topics for the high ropes course industry.
Operators may like the information about our training and inspection certification system with direct contact to our Accredited Training Bodies and Inspection Bodies.
Our classifieds section is a useful source of information for those seeking employment or for more miscellaneous matters like training courses, equipment for sale or unusual events.