For corporations, the sport is the latest in a series of teamwork-building fads that began with Outward Bound trips in the 1970s and continued with pugil-stick battles and obstacle courses in the 1980s and 1990s.
Other Long Island City attractions include two places to climb: a five-story outdoor wall at NYC Outward Bound headquarters, and a cavernous new gym called The Cliffs, opening in May.