The eight-day-long adventure camp is coming to an end for the students of Sarala Birla Public School. The adventure camp started at and around Ranchi in mountainous area — including Horhap Jungle and other places. This camp was conducted under the capable leadership and careful handling of Altitude Expeditions India Pvt ltd, a Delhi-based trekking firm adept in training people in rope climbing, rock climbing, mountaineering, flying fox and many other trekking and daring activities. Anit Shah, an Everester (1992) is the director of this team and Tushi (also an Everester 2012) is the lady instructor. About 19 instructors have come all the way from Delhi to train the students of SBPS. This was their second visit.
The students from class VI to XII participated in the camp and tried to prove their worth in different adventurous activity. Apart from rope climbing, the students from VI to XII tried their hand in double zoomaring, parallel rope, rope ladder, cat walk, monkey crawl, bouldering and knot practice. Despite being optional, more than 2,000 students participated in it and enjoyed different dimensions & levels of altitude and feat. Some students tried tent pitching, tying knots & pirates crossing, bamboo bridge, Burma bridge, descending tent pitching, net crossing and ladder climbing etc also.
The school head, Admin & Personal Pradip Kumar Verma said that the purpose of these camps is to help the students learn various ways and techniques when facing similar condition knowingly or accidently in their lives. This learning and training will prove to be a master key for all similar locks which may thrive in their lives.
The school principal Poonam Singh said that this training can prove to be an integral factor in the development of the students. Nobody knows what she/he is going to confront the next moment. This training will fill up the students with courage & confidence.