The Basler Team Challenge and Aerial Adventure Course is a state of the art low and high ropes outdoor experience. The course offers a full range of adventurous activities including: ground-level team building initiatives; two ziplines; a giant swing; quick descent; and a three-level aerial challenge tower with elements ranging from easy to difficult and between 15 – 45 feet in the air.
Events at the Challenge Course - Spring 2025 Coming Soon!
These events are FREE to current Students/Faculty/Staff of ETSU!
Register Here for Events at the Challenge Course
Summer Celebration Open Challenge Day
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Join OA at the Challenge Course to experience all the course has to offer. Most (maybe all!) elements will be open possibly including the Aerial Course, the Giant Swing, the Rappel Wall, and the Zip Lines! Celebrate the summer heat and the start of a great fall semester from a new vantage point! Snacks, music, and fun will be onsite for all!
Experience Level: No Experience
Fitness Level: Level 1-4 - Easy Active to Strenuous
Giant Swings and Giant Smoothies
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You haven’t experienced true swinging until you’ve done it from 40 feet up! Join Outdoor Adventure at the Basler Challenge Course for an afternoon of giant smoothies and riding the Giant Swing. Led by trained OA staff, bring your roommates and friends for a giant adventure!
Experience Level: No Experience
Fitness Level: Level 2-3 – Moderate to Vigorous
Zip N' S'mores - Cancelled
Location: Challenge Course
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Registration Opens: Wednesday, September 18
Cost: FREE
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Experience flight with Outdoor Adventure and zip through the Fall Semester! Join us at the Basler Challenge Course for an evening of zipline races and acrobatics. Then enjoy the evening with a bonfire and S’mores. Early registration is preferred but walk-ins are welcome! Feel free to join simply for the fire and sweet treats!
Experience Level: No Experience
Fitness Level: Level 1 - Easy Active
Halloween Howl at the Challenge Course
Registration Closes: Tuesday, October 29 (5:00pm)
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Howl at the moon on (almost) All Hallows Eve with Outdoor Adventure! Scream down the Zip Line, get ghooly on the Aerial Course, and be spooked on the Quick Flight! The course will be lit up and the fire pit will be roaring with S’mores! Bring all your friends and enjoy this iconic evening at the course!
Experience Level: No Experience
Fitness Level: Level 1-3 – Easy Active – Vigorous
Closing Day Open Aerial Course
Registration Closes: Wednesday, November 13 (5:00pm)
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Celebrate closing day at the challenge course with Outdoor Adventure! Fly down the Zip Line, get your best time on the Aerial Course, and crush it on the Quick Flight! The course will be lit up and the fire pit will be crackling with S’mores! Bring all your friends and enjoy the last day of the course for the season!
Experience Level: No Experience
Fitness Level: Level 1-3 – Easy Active – Vigorous
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Reservations
To make a reservation for the Challenge Course or a Teambuilding Event, please fill out the:
Challenge Course and Teambuilding Event Reservation Form
Explore The Course
For questions about the Challenge Course please visit the Outdoor Adventure Center during regular hours or email Outdoor Adventure.
Locations: The Basler Team Challenge and Aerial Adventure Course is located on ETSU’s campus at 503 Go Bucs Trail. The Challenge Course Pavilion is located at 505 Go Bucs Trail. Parking is available in lot 22A across from the challenge course pavilion on Go Bucs Trail.
Challenge Course Info and Documents
Groups must have a minimum of eight (8) participants or pay for a minimum of eight (8) participants.
If there are 6 or more people using a recreation space for an activity, excluding open/informal recreation, this is considered a group that must have an approved reservation to use the space.
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