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Rock Challenge Tour
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Overview
2.5 Hours • Ages 6+ • Perfect For Families & Groups • Unique - Available mostly all year!
Our Rock Challenge Tour is like nothing else in the Hocking Hills or Ohio.
Now one of our most popular tours
Ages 6+
Rock Challenge Tour Duration
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes
duration may vary based on group size
About
- Experience the challenges of incredible rock features including rock halls, squeezes, tunnels, narrows, ascents, descents, and scrambles without harnessed climbing or rappelling.
- This tour is perfect for those that want to experience some smaller bouldering style climbs with a stationary rope along with many other challenges. At least 10 different challenges are included.
- Our High Rock Challenge is available year round based on weather conditions.
- The High Rock Challenge requires 24-hour advance booking online and a minimum of 2 guests. For tours within 24 hours of departure time, give us a call for availability. We can often get you on this awesome tour the same day, but highly recommend advance reservations to ensure the time and space is available for you!
What's Included
- 10 Unique Challenge
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Several challenges utilizing stationary ropes and webbing for on-ground climbs (bouldering and scrambling) between mammoth rock outcroppings.
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Squeeze through even more tight rock narrows. There will be at least two crawls through small tunnels in and between giant sandstone boulders and rocks.
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Enjoy a brief overview of some of the plants and trees as you are walking the trails.
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Cross our Sky Bridges between towering cliffs.
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Challenge yourself and ascend to the top of several rocks along the way.
-All challenges are by choice and if you feel claustrophobic or have a fear of heights, we have walk arounds for anything you try but can't quite do.
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All equipment Provided: A helmet is provided for this tour.
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Instruction: No experience necessary, there will be a safety briefing , your guide(s) will lead you through each challenge, offering tips throughout to make your adventure the best it can be! [Age, weight, and mobility restrictions apply, see tour qualifications below.]
Requirements
- Each guest must sign a Liability Release Form. Participant should be at least 6 years of age. Any guest under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have waiver signed by a parent or guardian. If the parent is not present, a photocopy of the parent’s drivers license must accompany the signed waiver.
- Must be in reasonably good health and be physically able to walk up steep inclines and hills. Distance covered will be at least 1.5 miles over alternating terrain with rocks, roots and leaves.
- Weight limit for the rock climbing add-on is 250 lbs.
- Pregnant women will not be allowed to climb or rappel, but may participate in an Ecotour if cleared by their physician.
- Anyone under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or impairing legal medications will not be allowed to participate in any tour.
- High Rock Adventures reserves the right to exclude anyone from participation for medical, safety or other reasons.
Meeting And Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Meeting point
Street: 10108 Opossum Hollow Rd
City: Rockbridge
Country: US
Postal Code: 43149
Province: OH
Additional Info
Please arrive 15 minutes early!
As a thank you, please enjoy 10% off at our on site Escape Room here with the code HRE10
What to Bring
- Closed-toe Shoes: are required on all tours. Shoes with a good tread are highly recommended.
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Clothing: Wear clothes that allow a full range of motion. Long pants help avoid scrapes to the legs from the rock, but wear what is comfortable many people wear shorts in the warmer weather. NOTE: Clothes can get dirty, snagged or ripped on the natural sandstone rock.
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Water: Bring water to drink throughout the tour, preferably in a reusable water bottle. High Rock will provide a light snack at the end of tour. You may wish to bring a snack to eat during your tour especially if bringing younger ones.
- Misc: Bring a hair tie for longer hair, bug repellent, rain gear, and layered clothing depending on the season.
Waiver
- Please complete and print out this waiver to bring in on your tour date or complete one at our office:
View WAIVER.pdf - Participants should be at least 6 years of age. Any guest under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have waiver signed by a parent or guardian. If the parent is not present, a photocopy of a parents drivers license must accompany the signed waiver.
What's Included
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All equipment provided: A helmet is provided for this tour along with your rockin' guide.
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Instruction: No experience necessary, there will be a safety briefing , your guide(s) will lead you through each challenge, offering tips throughout to make your adventure the best it can be! [Age, weight, and mobility restrictions apply, see tour qualifications below.]
Requirements
- Each guest must sign a Liability Release Form. Participant should be at least 6 years of age. Any guest under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have waiver signed by a parent or guardian. If the parent is not present, a photocopy of the parent’s drivers license must accompany the signed waiver.
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Must be in good health and be physically able to walk up steep inclines and hills. Distance covered will be at least 1.5 miles over alternating terrain with rocks, roots and leaves.
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Pregnant women will not be allowed to climb or rappel, but may participate in an Ecotour if cleared by their physician.
- Anyone under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or impairing legal medications will not be allowed to participate in any tour.
Additional Items to consider:
- If you tour is scheduled near a meal time, consider bringing a high protein snack. We will provide a snack at the end of your tour.
- Camera or cell phone to take pictures.
- Money for t-shirts, water bottles, stickers, our new Rock Shop, guide tips, etc.
- Insect repellent is infrequently needed but an option to consider
- Thanks to our thick canopy sunscreen is not needed unless it is very early or late in the season.
- Consider a small pack to hold your water and other items.
-Please consider bringing cash for a tip to your guide(s). Your guides work very hard to ensure your safety and that you have the most awesome time possible with us. Recommended amount is 10% but anything is appreciated.
High Rock Adventures reserves the right to exclude anyone from participation for medical, safety or other reasons.
Cancellation Policy
- Your safety is extremely important to us. On occasion high winds or lightning may delay or cancel your tour. If the tour is cancelled by us due to weather or any extreme situation we will attempt to email, call, or text if we know far enough in advance. You may choose to reschedule or receive a full refund.
- Once reservations are made and confirmed by us, you are considered a confirmed tour guest and your credit or debit card will be charged. Should you choose or need to cancel 10 days or more prior to your confirmed tour date, a refund less a per person fee will apply. Fees: 2-4 hour tours, Climbs, Rappels, Rock Challenges, and Ecotours are $15 per person plus tour booking fee if applicable, Tours lasting longer than 4 hours, Rappelling 201, Climbing 201, and the Climb and Rappel Combo are $25.00 per person plus tour booking fee, if applicable. Please note the Zip & Climb or Zip & Rappel is $15 per person to High Rock Adventures plus tour booking fee, in addition to the cancellation fee charged by Hocking Hills Canopy tours.
- If you need to change the tour date or time, you may do so one time, up to 10 days prior to your originally scheduled tour, based on availability.
- No refunds or reschedules will be given with less than 10 days notice. Your tour reservation is transferable, so you can give it or sell it to someone else if you choose, please advise our office in advance of any name changes.
- If you are late, you will not receive a refund or be able to join your tour. There is a required safety briefing before each tour and we cannot hold the group to wait for a late participant. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your reserved tour time.
-We do offer tour cancellation insurance at very reasonable costs to protect you should you have to cancel.
