Rebel Challenge Course Photo Gallery

Collection of photos taken on July 15th, 2013 at the Rebel Challenge Course.

Up and Over: Groups of rising high school seniors working together.

Tucked in the woods near the intramural fields is the Rebel Challenge Course. Led by the Ole Miss Outdoors Association, the course provides a fun and exciting way for groups to face their fears and accomplish their goals together.

A day at the course can give participants a better sense of communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills, as they work together to complete different “elements”.

Course Facilitators Benjamin Thomas and Stephen Blackmon explain the scenario to the group.

Here, the entire team must traverse the platforms using two boards of wood. Separately, the boards add nothing, but when used together, they just barely bridge the gap.

Once the group completes the lower elements, the trained facilitators increase the necessity of team work, as the participants start to really face their fears.

Trust Fall: the team laces their arms to brace their team leader’s fall.

 By the end of the day, Challenge Course participants encourage each other to push themselves to new heights, literally.

Jarvis Riley of Belzoni, MS from on top of the power pole.

Overall, the whole experience is worth it for a fun adventure hanging from the trees.

–– William Fowler, junior Integrated Marketing Communications Major, Meek School of Journalism and New Media

Email William Fowler at wdfowle1@go.olemiss.edu

William Fowler is a junior Integrated Marketing Communications Major at the University of Mississippi. Originally from Hattiesburg, MS, William grew up in Destin, FL and has been visiting Oxford ever since he can remember. He has fourteen family members total who have attended school at Ole Miss including his parents, grandparents, sister, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is involved in student government and Greek life on campus.