Synchronised Outdoor Team Building Activity for Corporate Groups
Icewalk is a beautifully simple outdoor team building challenge that creates one of the most visually striking displays of synchronised teamwork in the Trebound catalogue. Teams are given long wooden planks — their skis — and must glide from the start line to the finish as a completely cohesive, synchronised unit. Every team member stands on the planks simultaneously. Every step must be taken together. If even one person falls out of sync, the whole team feels it — and the plank falls. The challenge transforms movement itself into a powerful metaphor: progress happens only when the entire team moves in the same direction, at the same time, with the same intention.
Each team receives a set of long wooden planks with ropes attached at intervals — one rope per participant. Every team member steps onto the planks and holds their rope.
To move forward, every person must lift their left-plank foot at exactly the same moment, step forward together, plant the plank, and repeat with the right. Every step is a collective action.
Teams develop verbal calls, rhythmic chants, or counting systems to synchronise their steps. Teams that find a shared rhythm glide. Teams that don't, stumble and slow.
The team that reaches the finish line first — with all members on the planks throughout — wins.
Moving as a single cohesive unit.
Developing shared calls and rhythms.
Understanding how individual steps impact the group.
| Competency | Before | After | Lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Alignment | Medium | High | 125% |
| Non-Verbal Coordination | Low | High | 90% |
| Shared Sense of Progress | Medium | High | 85% |
| DURATION | 15–20 Min |
| GROUP SIZE | 15–25 / Team |
| SETTING | Outdoor |
| LEVEL | Medium |
| FORMAT | Synchronised Race |
A high-impact session of real pressure, genuine laughter, and the kind of honest teamwork that only happens when everyone has to trust each other. Book Icewalk with Trebound today.