Animas High School Ninth graders learned more than climbing skills at the On The Edge rope course Wednesday.
Animas High School ninth-grade students practice before climbing the rope course at On The Edge Productions in eastern La Plata County on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade student Annabelle Mick peers upward at a classmate high in a tree as she belays them at the rope course on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade student Calvin Chase checks ropes from high in a tree as classmates belay him at the rope course on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade students belay a classmate on the rope course at On The Edge Productions in eastern La Plata County on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
In an exercise to build bonds of trust, Animas High School ninth-grade students negotiate a rope course on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Phil Bryson of On The Edge Productions checks climbing ropes and equipment for Animas High School ninth-grade student Greta Cahill before climbing the rope course Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
An Animas High School ninth-grade student stands on a trimmed tree before jumping off while negotiating the rope course at On The Edge Productions’ course on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Phil Bryson with On The Edge Productions checks climbing ropes and equipment for Animas High School ninth-grade student Annabelle Mick before climbing in the firm’s rope course Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade students belay a classmate on the rope course at On The Edge Productions course in eastern La Plata County on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade student Annabelle Mick climbs the rope course at On The Edge Productions rope course Wednesday. “This will help me in High School to learn to take a leap of faith and to trust my surroundings and peers,” said Mick after completing the course. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade students negotiate a rope course at On The Edge Productions’ rope course on Wednesday. The exercise is designed to build trust and collaboration among the participants. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
