Trapeze

A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes, metal straps, or chains, from a ceiling support.

[1] The name of the apparatus reflects the trapezoid shape made by the horizontal bar, ropes and ceiling support.

[2] The art of trapeze performance is reported to have been developed by Jules Léotard, a young French acrobat and aerialist, in Toulouse in the mid-19th century.

This activity invites participants to climb to the top of a narrow pole and jump, arms outstretched, to grab a trapeze bar.

In this type of activity, participants are attached via rope and harness and an added challenge to get your legs over the trapeze can be included.