Outdoor Rec – Athletics & Recreation

Outdoor Fitness Circuit

Jeffrey Low — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:41:36 +0000

With donations through the Student Life Enhancement Fund, the Outdoor Activity Space was installed at the north end of the Mona Campbell Track in August of 2015. This space features outdoor benches, parallel bars, a boulder rock and rope bridge that enable the user to perform various activities at any fitness level.

Feather Family Climbing Gym

Jeffrey Low — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:32:34 +0000

Located within The Pulse Fitness Centre, our state-of-the-art Climbing Gym offers a large space for Top Rope Climbing and Bouldering. The Climbing Wall hosts 6 top-rope climbs of 36 feet, while the bouldering wall is 45 feet long with several bouldering routes. Both invite climbing recreation opportunities for the beginner and experienced climber.

Access and use is free for Full-Time McMaster students and DBAC members. All the necessary equipment is provided, including climbing shoes and harnesses. Please feel free to bring your own harness and shoes if you have them. Chalk is available for purchase at $2 a scoop.

If you are new to climbing, we welcome you in to check it out. Staff and volunteers are more than happy to provide orientation and assistance to Climbing. We also offer 2-hour belay schools to provide keen new climbers with the essential technical and equipment knowledge to get you on your way.

Click here for hours.

ALTITUDE Bonfire Pit

Jeffrey Low — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:09:18 +0000

Enjoy a relaxing bonﬁre at our ALTITUDE facility. We provide the firewood and staff to ensure a campﬁre is started by your arrival and stoked throughout the program. Groups are encouraged to bring campﬁre snacks, musical instruments and their best campﬁre stories!

Bonﬁres at ALTITUDE have a duration of 2-4 hours, and your bonﬁre will be lit by our staff for when you arrive. Bonfire Permits are secured through the Hamilton Fire Department. Please read our bonﬁre rules and expectations document, which provides some extra information and frequently asked questions.

bonﬁre rules and expectations

PRICING

Bonfire only (based on group size) is for a bonﬁre only:

<50 participants: $145
50–100 participants: $195
100–150 participants: $245
150+ participants: $325

Bonﬁre and group activities lead by ALTITUDE staff (based on group size):

<50 participants: $195
50–100 participants: $245
100–150 participants: $295
150+ participants: $375

* All prices subject to HST

Alpine Tower

Jeffrey Low — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:08:50 +0000

The Alpine Tower creates the ideal setting for fostering teambuilding, improving communication, and developing self-esteem. Visually dramatic, our most popular design series provides Universal Access for persons of all abilities. Both designs offer high and low challenge course elements accommodating 8 to 36 participants. Each design offers a tremendous variety of challenges and group initiatives, which prompts groups to return again and again for more teambuilding experiences.

50’ tall freestanding tower – base of structure is 30’ x 30’
Ascent routes include a variety of initiatives – The Beanstalk, The Team Beam, The Corporate Ladder, The Missing Link, The Floating Poles, The Diabolical Seesaw, The Hanging Cargo Net, The Hangdown Ropes, and The Karma Platform,

Team Development Course: Low Ropes

This challenge course is one of ATI’s most exciting designs for exploring team building principles with almost any population. Participants will be able to hone team building skills such as listening, leadership, planning and communication while embarking on an adventurous and challenging mission. Although simple looking in design, the action and leanings that occur represent some of the most dynamic group initiatives in the adventure education field.

The Team Development CourseTM (TDC) differs from traditional low challenge events, both in appearance and activities. With more than 40 activities available, facilitators can choose both the activity and the sequencing to best fit the dynamics of the group and the goals of the training experience.