ERCA Summer Event & Anniversary

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We celebrate 25 years of ERCA with a summer outdoor event

After 25 years holding meetings in the winter time we fell now brave enough to make things different!


Please take time, make it happening and participate in this event, enjoying the time with colleagues, industry founders, important stakeholders and equipment manufacturers with activities such as ...
    • ''World Cafe''-session to pave the way together for the industry future;
    • Practical workshops & outdoor sports;
    • Testival: hands-on experience with ropes course gear from varying manufacturers;
    • Multi-national funny team competition;
    • Networking, campfire & barbecue;

Watch the trailer on Youtube.com and see what environment and activities will wait for us in mid-north Germany for a joyful summer event 2023. A formal invitation card with the programme outline and the registration instructions will follow in the second half of November.    



 

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  FR 16 JUN | 10:00 - 17:00 | Mastertrainer Workshop

  This workshop is for appointed ERCA Master Trainers only. They will receive all organisational information and the programme seperately.Dieser Workshop ist ausschließlich für durch ERCA ernannte Lehrtrainer:innen. Diese erhalten die organisatorischen Hinweise und das Programm separat.
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  FR 16 JUN | 10:00 - 17:00 | Refresherworkshop for Instructors & Rescuers

  As you know, your ERCA certificate expires 3 years after the issue date. To prevent expiration you should renew your certificate with attendance in a 1-day refresher workshop. The duration is 1 day (10:00 - approx. 17:00) and the workshops will contain lessons prepared by a trainer AND the attendees. No practical nor theoretical assessment will be performed. For covering the cost we will charge a participation fee.
  
  Training Body offering this refresher workshop: (tbc)
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  FR 16 JUN | 10:00 - 19:00 | Expertgroup Inspection

  This meeting is for ERCA-certified Inspectors only and contains following parts.
  
  
  Part 1 - 10:00-12:00: Structure, Future Development & Procedures (Craig Palmer, Nick Moriarty)
  
  
  Part 2 - 13:00-16:00: Anchors & Mounting Points with certificate (HILTI AG, external)
  This certificate workshop will focus on 'Adhesive Anchors' for heavy load mounting points in concrete structures. Solid as well as damaged concrete will be highlighted with best practices and hands-on practical parts. The expert is happy to answer your questions from the field.
  
  Part 3 - 17:00-19:00: Inspecting Wire Ropes with a 'MRT'-Device (Zipline Europe, Tony Wallin)
  In addition to the manual wire rope inspection, you will experience how long wires can be inspected with help of a 'Magnetic Rope Testing'-Device. It is planned to compare the findings between manual and automatic inspection. From that point opportunities and factors can be discussed.
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  FR 16 JUN | 12:00 - 20:00 | Outdoorsport: exercise yourself

  This Friday you will have access to sports gear such as SUP-boards, canoes, slackline for doing sports and to explore the near surrounding. Feel free to train to your own convenience. Gear is subject to availability.

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  FR 16 JUN | 13:00 - 16:00 | Practical Workshop: How to do paddling with inclusion groups?

  This is a hands-on community workshop in which instructors who are experienced in leading inclusive groups will show you how to adapt canoes for paddling. That way the canoes can be stabilised and will help to make paddling more easy & safe for groups, even if the skills set is varying. Beside the practical practical skills about knots and ropes, it will be explained what concepts and principles are important to work with the groups.
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  FR 16 JUN | 15:00 - 16:00 | FAQ & Expert tips: Slacklining (Jakob Kalas)

  You will have the chance to ask your main questions with regards to mounting, tree protection, tear & wear, load limits and construction best practices to an expert. Jakob was president of the Austrian Slackline Association and is happy to share his knowledge. You are also invited to to exercise yourself and at this opportunity a few aspects of "spotting" and fall protection can be discussed.
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  FR 16 JUN | 16:00 - 19:00 | Overview: Tree Assessment (Nils Moldenhauer)

  This workshop is held in German (option to receive peer translation could be arranged spontaneously if someone is in the group). It will give you a rough overview about what is important to take into account when assessing the vitality and strength of trees before installing initiative games or temporary ropes course elements. It is to say, that the 2-hours timeframe is not enough to gain the full set of skills. However, you will be able to self-assess what kind of knowledge you already have or if you would like to learn more in a more in-depth training.
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  SA 17 JUN | 08:00 - 20:00 | Outdoorsport: exercise yourself

  This Saturdayday you will have access to sports gear such as SUP-boards, canoes, slackline for doing sports and to explore the near surrounding. Feel free to train to your own convenience. Additionally the ropes course is open from 09:00 - 11:00. Gear is subject to availability.

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  SA 17 JUN | 09:00 - 11:15 | Product Presentation 5 x 15

  The following manufacturers will give you a 15 minutes overview about their product range and innovations. This will give you a good market understanding and makes it easier for you to get in touch with the representatives at their market stands over the rest of the day.
  
  09:30 - 09:45: CLiC-iT SARL Dehondt
  
  10:30 - 10:45: Edelrid GmbH & Co. KG
  
  15:00 - 16:00: Fürstenberg THP
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  SA 17 JUN | 11:30 - 12:00 | Anniversary Keynote from Board Members

  Receive impressions from the last 15 years in time-lapse and get to know from ERCA's board members about outlooks.
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  SA 17 JUN | 13:00 - 15:00 | Inspecting Tape of Free-Fall-Devices (Headrush / Perfect Descent)

  This hands-on session focus on damages and discard criteria for the webbing tape used in varying Free-Fall-Devices. It's less about actually assessing the webbing and more about identifying potential damage in order to be able to take the equipment out of service in time for a thorough inspection and maintenance.
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  SA 17 JUN | 13:00 - 16:00 | Initiative Games as a valuable ressource (Christoph Sonntag)

  Christoph is an innovator and inventor of initiative games and has published three books so far. In this hands-on session you will exercise a couple of initiatives lead by Christoph reveal the origin and goals of that kind of group activities. Looking into the behind will show the enormeous power initiatives can have in group processes and how you can make modifications towards the required group needs and to perfectly facilitate the processes. In a debriefing session youe will line-out key factors and the main structure of initiative gaves empowring you to invent your own new activities.

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  SA 17 JUN | 15:00 - 16:00 (tbc) | Slowdown decay in wood (Fürstenberg THP)

  This demonstration shows the application of "Inside Fume", a treatment method which can slowdown decay inside wooden constructions. You will learn the applied mechanism, will see how the treatment is applied and can ask your questions directly to the expert.
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  SA 17 JUN | 15:00 - 16:00 | FAQ & Expert tips: Slacklining (Jakob Kalas)

  You will have the chance to ask your main questions with regards to mounting, tree protection, tear & wear, load limits and construction best practices to an expert. Jakob was president of the Austrian Slackline Association and is happy to share his knowledge. You are also invited to to exercise yourself and at this opportunity a few aspects of "spotting" and fall protection can be discussed.
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  SA 17 JUN | 16:00 - 17:15 | "World-Café"

  We will use the coffee break for having a coffee, like it is usual, but will also use the chance to move in between the coffee tables to collect the communities ideas for the future development of the assotiation.
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  SA 17 JUN | 17:30 - 19:00 | "The Multinational Team-Challenge"

  Randomly formed multinational teams hope to have a wide range of skills represented inside the own team in order to "battle" against the other teams and in varying challenges. But don't worry, creativity and fun will be the success factors to cope with the tasks. Later this evening at some point during the barbecue dinner, the price giving will reveal the results.

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  SU 18 JUN | 08:00 - 15:00 | Outdoorsport: exercise yourself

  This Friday you will have access to sports gear such as SUP-boards, canoes, slackline for doing sports and to explore the near surrounding. Feel free to train to your own convenience. Gear is subject to availability.
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  Trade Partner: CLiC-iT

  CLiC-iT is a unique communicating safety system, designed to prevent the risk of simultaneous unhooking on vertical or horizontal progression, that provides peace of mind for users and operators.
  
  It is an innovative and ergonomic design which is perfectly suitable for children use and facilitates the smooth connection to the anchor points. Our global presence and the continued trust of our customers propels us to develop new concepts and to remain attentive to the needs of each and everyone.
  
  CLiC-iT also offers accessories and a complete range of products (CLiC’n’ZiP & C-ZiP pulleys, Rodeostop, etc. ...).
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  Trade Partner: EDELRID

  EDELRID is the leading supplier and technology specialist for rope courses and adventure parks. Our range has been extended with a range of innovative products offering more safety and operational efficiency and not least more climbing fun for the user. Further information in the new EDELRID Adventure Parks Catalogue.
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  Trade Partner: Fürstenberg Holz - THP

  Unsere Geschichte reicht zurück bis ins 14. Jahrhundert. Und damals wie heute ist das Ziel unserer Arbeit Ihre Zufriedenheit.
  
  Mittlerweile zählen wir zu den renommiertesten Spezialisten für Holzmasten, Schwellen und Lärmschutzlösungen, standardisiert oder individuell konzipiert und gefertigt.
  
  Unsere Werte stehen dabei im Zeichen hoher Qualität, dazu fühlen wir uns verpflichtet. Unsere kompetenten Mitarbeiter bilden sich ständig weiter und sichern so beste Produktqualität sowie einen überzeugenden Kundenservice.

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  Trade Partner: Head Rush Technologies

  At Head Rush Technologies, our mission is to empower epic adventures. We work hard to provide our partners with the resources they need to create the most memorable climb, zip, and jump experiences for their guests. As a global leader in the adventure industry, we engineer our devices to the highest standards of safety and quality.
  
  Our award-winning TRUBLUE Auto Belays put us on the map. Since then, we've evolved our magnetic braking technology into Free Fall and Zip Line products that have transformed the adventure and amusement industries.
  
  Our innovative magnetic braking technology is extremely reliable, smooth, and long lasting. The braking is friction-free with no contacting parts. What does that mean? Find out more here: https://headrushtech.com/about/our-technology
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  Trade Partner: KOALA Equipment

  KOALA EQUIPMENT is an online store for aerial course builders and is the trademark of ALTUS which has over 26 years’ experience in the field of high wire ropes courses.
  
  KOALA EQUIPMENT is located in the heart of the French Alps where the research, development and manufacturing take place. The intention is to deliver products with a high level of requirement based on ALTUS' unique experience.
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  Trade Partner: PETZL

  Die Geschichte von Petzl begann vor mehr als 80 Jahren in den französischen Alpen mit der Passion fürs Höhlenklettern. Aus dieser Leidenschaft entwickelte Firmengründer Fernand Petzl Kletterzubehör, das das Abseilen und die Fortbewegung in Höhlen erleichterte. Mit den revolutionären Seilklemmen und Abseilgeräten ebnete der Pionier aber auch den Weg des modernen Bergsports. Heute gehört Petzl zu den führenden Herstellern von Kletterausrüstung mit einer umfassenden Produktrange von Sicherungsgeräten, Stirnlampen, Steigeisen und Helmen bis hin zu Seilen. Petzl ist nicht nur im Sportsegment, sondern auch im Industriekletterbereich unter den Marktführern.