Whitewater Kayak Ice Pulley Challenge
The Wisconsin Union
Event Details
Date
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time
3-8 p.m.
Location
Lake Mendota, Memorial Union
Description
We will model how mechanical advantage can be leveraged to pull heavy loads. We will use a pulley system attached to a whitewater kayaks to show how one person can pull heavy kayaks across the ice. There will be a series of whitewater kayaks attached to a pulley system that one person can pull the other end of to slide the kayaks across the ice.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-265-6788 (voice only) or email union@union.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.