While working at Synergo, I have had an opportunity to build some amazing stuff and work with some awesome people.
1) Yosemite Zip Tour and Adventure Ranch
This Zip Tour is located near Yosemite National Park in a nice little town named Mariposa. Brad, Jake, Chander, and I built this Zip Tour in about 2 weeks. It was very hot and dusty at the time of the build. We all wore bandannas as dust masks. Victoria (one of the owners) made Brad and I strawberry lemonades every day, it was great! Bryan (co-owner) and his crew of bushwackers toting chainsaws made quick work of the trees that blocked the corridors. Brad and I also ate enough licorice to make a fat kid jealous. Overall it was a super fun build and is a great tour to go and check out.
2) Camp Orkila- Climbing Tower and Twin 1000' foot Zip Lines
http://www.seattleymca.org/Locations/Orkila/Pages/Home.aspx
Brad, Andy, Tyler, and Tim spend about 3 months on Orcas Island in Washington. At first the job was pretty enjoyable. The weather was good and we had time after work to go for a run or go fishing (Brad's after work activity) in the day light. But as time went on the weather got so nasty. The tower is located in a field and get slammed by wind. Mix that with cold day time temps and rain and you've got a cold wet bunch of guys. The Climbing Tower is the tallest building on Orcas Island at 76' tall. There is climbing on both the outside and inside of the climbing tower. Working all of the daylight hours and spending weeks away from our families was really hard on us. Running and Brad helped keep me sane. The Tower is beautiful and the zip lines are fast. If you find yourself on Orcas Island go and check it out.
3) Tree to Tree Adventure Park
http://tree2treeadventurepark.com/
Ahhh my first job with Synergo. What an amazing experience. Working with Brad, Andy, Tim, and many others I learned a lot about building challenge course elements very quickly. I got to jump right into action using my creativity to dream up elements that I could build with what we had on hand. Working in the climbing world for most of professional career, this was a natural progression. I built around 30 elements, 20-30 platforms, and 4 or 5 zip lines. The courses are really fun and should not be missed. If you live or visit the Portland area.
This is the first part of a multi-part series.
