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13 Apr: Our 'Golden Gate Bridge'
How's the idea of having a Golden Gate Bridge in Singapore? :)
Or even in our very own Dunman High School field?
Today, we had pioneering and we attempted a copy of the bridge all in spars!
This was probably the first time most, if not all, of us were going to try tying a bridge structure, so we were very excited! Thankfully for us, the dark clouds decided to be blown away and we could start our activity without any delay. :)
As usual, starting out with the main frames...
.. And they are up!
Going as planned, the rope ladder was all ready to be attached to our main frames before we headed for a lunch break.
After lunch, we resumed with the most crucial part of the bridge, which were the sides of the bridge that are supposed to hold the steps in place at the end.
Our YAs looking happy to be up there! Preparing to adjust the rope. :)
We spent more time than planned trying to figure out how to adjust the ropes on the two sides as it was our first attempt, but it turned out that we didn't have to make them as perfectly right at the start since we would have to adjust them again once everything was up~
In the meantime, some of us also learnt the 3-2-1 anchorage that we seldom got to use (given the rare chances of a large-scale pioneering project).
Here's how it should look like from the side.
And finally, our very own Golden Gate Bridge is completed!!!
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It was quite an intensive day under the merciless sun so we all went home with red and burnt faces. However, beyond the 'sting' on our skin, all of us knew it was very well worth our efforts when we saw the structure up from scratch, despite the hiccups along the way. The fact that each and every small component (e.g. a square lash) can eventually add up to something this big and this spectacular - this, must be the magic of pioneering. :)
Labels: Pioneering, Skills Training