Upcoming Events
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Trainer Assessment, to become an ERCA Trainer
(13.09.2022 10:00)
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Train-the-Trainer course, to become an ERCA Trainer
(19.09.2022 10:00)
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Meeting ERCA Master Trainer Team
(04.10.2022 14:00)
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Meeting ERCA Expert Group Training
(05.10.2022 14:00)
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Train-the-Trainer course, to become an ERCA Trainer
(10.10.2022 10:00)
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Train-the-Trainer course, to become an ERCA Trainer
(17.10.2022 09:00)
2nd and 3rd March 2022
Virtual Annual General Members Meeting & Convivial Gathering
!!! The event will be run fully virtual
as an online meeting !!!
Dear ERCA Member,
Today we cordially invite you to come and join our next regular Annual General Members Meeting on the 3rd of March 2022. This event is planned to be held as fully virtual meeting. So, please read below how this will be organised from the organisational side of the things!
The content-related part of our annual review and the management report will be presented at the members meeting, as usual.
→ 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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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.