This Thanksgiving, Redwoods is thankful for all of its employees. It is their hard work that has made our accomplishments possible and we are grateful to them.
This Thanksgiving, Redwoods is thankful for all of its employees. It is their hard work that has made our accomplishments possible and we are grateful to them.
We recently received a Stop Use Notice provided by the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) for ALL Redpoint Auto-Belay Descender devises. There have been two incidents in which climbers using a Redpoint Auto-Belay device experienced rapid rates of descent resulting in injury. This Stop Use Notice applies to the following...
In the past few weeks we have seen a number of severe injuries related to climbing walls and ropes activities. The first injury happened to a young male camper. Three other campers were belaying him on the high ropes course. He gave them the command to come down, and they...
With camp fast approaching you are gearing up your program areas and cleaning them up from winter. The archery range is one of the many areas that you will be preparing. So much of the focus on archery safety is on clear commands and orderly progression by the shooters to ...
This past week the Association of Challenge Course Technology National Conference took place in Houston, TX. As you look ahead to opening your courses (high ropes, low ropes, climbing walls, climbing towers or zip lines) there are some tips and pointers we want to share with you from the conference. ...
The Redwoods Group investigations into aquatic incidents discovered six major contributing factors; one was a lack of parental supervision in the pool. Parents sometimes feel that lifeguard supervision is equivalent to that of a babysitter or childwatch. More often parents want to relax by the pool and in doing so...
Old man winter is here bringing ice storms and snow throughout the country. If your pool is typical I would bet the air temperature has dropped and the lifeguards are “freezing” in their bathing suits and flip flops. We know lifeguard presentation is important for recognition, professionalism, and to convey...
Happy New Year! At your facility I am sure the New Year resolution folks are pouring in the door. With these many people with seizures will also turn to the YMCAs for exercise and weight loss. Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States suffer from some type of seizure disorder. The...
An article that appeared in the November/December 2008 issue of Aquatics International stated that there was no longer a need to clear indoor swimming pools during a thunderstorm. The article noted that there have been no documented deaths from lightning in indoor pools and that since the National Electric Code...