Re-purposing Old Building Material and Vehicles into an Imaginative Playground

Many people when visiting downtown St. Louis plan on going to the iconic Arch or if its summertime, catching a Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium. But have you ever heard of the the City Museum? Opened in 1997 and conceived by artist Bob Cassilly it's been recognized at one of the world's best public places. I have been there once a few years back before the rooftop jungle gym was added and I can say it definitely should be added to your travel itinerary if you are the adventurous type. Visitors of all ages are encouraged to touch, climb and play on the exhibits.

What do you do on a regular basis to add play to your life? Research has shown that play helps children as well as adults to de-stress and at our Upward Enterprises team building facility we try to provide that. And don't we all need a little fun in life?

City Museum outdoor climbing

Ice Climbing at Cunningham Falls State Park with Mark Hardie

Recently, Mark Hardie, the former owner of Upward Enterprises was recently featured by the Frederick News Post while ice climbing in Cunningham Falls State Park. Mark was the original founder of Upward Enterprises before selling the business to Clive Felgate. He is a great mentor and friend to UEI. Mark now owns Daybreak Excursions. If you are interested in private climbing lessons we highly recommend him.

Can you guess where this is? A free standing climbing wall to the clouds for those adventurous enough to try. No, unfortunately it's not at Upward Enterprises ropes course in Frederick, Maryland.

We do have a 24 foot climbing wall you can rent for your next party or corporate picnic. A little more down to earth than this climbing wall pictured below. Call us at 301-834-6140 and we can quote you a rental price.

Just over 121 feet tall

If you guessed this is the Bjoeks Excalibur climbing wall in Groningen, Netherlands  you win!

Inflatable Cube to Climb in

Here at Upward Enterprises, we encourage our clients to climb. At the ropes course, we have elements such as the Static Tower and Climbing Wall as part of our team building course. On portable team events like at Smokey Glen Farm, we have a climbing wall for rent.

Check out this interesting massive cube inflatable jungle gym. A complex 3-D grid of string allows one to climb in an environment that visually looks like your floating in the air. You can read more about this project at String Prototype. It's a one of a kind but wouldn't it be fun to have one at the ropes course?