Basler Team Challenge & Aerial Adventure Course

Campus Recreation

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 - Fall 2026

These events are FREE to current Students/Faculty/Staff of ETSU!

Register Here for Events at the Challenge Course

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Aerial Adventure Open Course- Free

Date: September 10
Location: Challenge Course
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Registration Opens: August 27
Registration Closes: September 10
Cost: FREE
  • Details

    Join OA at the Challenge Course to experience all the course has to offer. The 21 elements of the Aerial Course, the Quick Flight Freefall Device, and the Zip Lines will be open! Celebrate the start of the semester through connecting with your inner challenge by seeing it from a new vantage point! Food (potentially), music, and fun will be onsite for all!

    Experience Level: No Experience 

    Fitness Level: Level 2-3 – Moderate to Vigorous

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Zip N' Smores - Free

Date: September 30
Location: Challenge Course
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Registration Opens: September 16
Registration Closes: September 30
Cost: FREE
  • Details

    Join OA at the Challenge Course to experience things that fly! Cruise the Zip Line and celebrate life through connecting with your inner challenge by seeing it from a new vantage point! Food (potentially), music, and fun will be onsite for all!

    Experience Level: No Experience 

    Fitness Level: Level 2 – Moderate 

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Drop it like it's Fall - Free

Rappelling Day


Date: October 20

Location: Challenge Course

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Registration Opens: October 6
Registration Closes: October 20

Cost: FREE
  • Details

    Learn to Rappel off the top level of the Challenge Course. Instruction and gear provided!

    Experience Level: No Experience

    Fitness Level: Level 1-2 - Easy Active to Moderate

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Pie and Fly - Free

Date: November 17
Location: Challenge Course
Time: 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Registration Opens: November 3

Registration Closes: November 17
Cost: FREE
  • Details

    Make a personal pie and test out some Thanksgiving treats! Outdoor Adventure invites you to a classic of ETSU! Come out and experience the giant swing and make a pie all to yourself in the firepit. All ingredients provided by OA. Perfect amount of stoke provided by YOU!!

    Experience Level: No Experience

    Fitness Level: Level 1-3 - Easy Active to Vigorous

  • Reservations
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    Reservations

    Reserved programs are available for all! The Challenge Course (similar to a giant obstacle course in the air!) offers the opportunity for participants to stretch their physical and mental limits and includes 21 unique climbing, zipping, walking, balancing, and swinging challenges as participants move from element to element. The Low Course offers more teambuilding and group focused activities on and close to the ground.
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    Perhaps your group is a newly formed club, medical team, community group, or school class. All can find challenge, teamwork, and ways to explore group dynamics through creative thinking and working together. Outdoor Adventure can tailor programs to suit your goals.
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    Group Types
    • ETSU Groups: Classes, activity groups, departments, sororities and fraternities can all reserve the challenge course and teambuilding services from Outdoor Adventure.
    • Non-Profit and ETSU Sponsored Groups: Local non-profit groups, schools, sports teams, and ETSU sponsored groups can experience the course and teambuilding elements with Outdoor Adventure.
    • Community Groups: Any group outside of ETSU is welcome to reserve the course or teambuilding event with ETSU Outdoor Adventure.
    Click HERE or below to begin your reservation!!

To make a reservation for the Challenge Course or a Teambuilding Event, please fill out the:

Challenge Course and Teambuilding Event Reservation Form

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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 FAQ

  • What is the minimum number for a group?
    Groups must have a minimum of eight (8) participants or pay for a minimum of eight (8) participants.
  • Can I bring my ETSU based group to a free event?
    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.
  • Do I need to complete a waiver?
    Yes! Those are available at the course or will be emailed to you prior to your event. 
  • My group is from ETSU. Can I reserve the course for free?
    ETSU groups must also reserve the course and pay for each program.
  • What do you offer for groups to do?
    We offer both ground based teambuilding, including portable teambuilding initiatives, and aerial challenge elements. A typical aerial course consists of the three main levels of elements, the free fall device, and the zip lines.
  • How much does it cost?
    We offer per person flexible pricing with discounts for ETSU, non-profit, and sponsored groups. Pricing is based on number of participants, length of program, and type of program. Please contact us for mor info on pricing.
  • Are there any rules I need to know?

    The most important rules are:

    1. The course has a weight limit of 250lbs per our manufacturer. This is tied to the speed that someone goes on the zip line and not the integrity of the gear.

    2. Participants must wear close-toed shoes at the course.

    3. Participants must be at least 12 years old.