Summer Camp | Rock Climbing | Adventure | Leadership | Ontario
Camp A: Rock Climbing Specialists
This camp provides campers ample outdoor climbing experience to develop competence in outdoor rock climbing skills and risk management, with the option of learning top rope anchor setting and sport lead climbing as deemed appropriate to individual camper's aspiration and readiness.
Each camper will identify an area of their main interest, so they may receive additional support by partcipating in an additional one-day technical course (e.g. Top Rope Anchor Setting, or Sport Lead Climbing), after the camp, on a day when this course is run for regular paid clients and a spot available, within one year.
If it rains on a particular day, we will conduct sessions on knots, anchors, and the physics of forces in rock climbing and equipment. We may also run activities that facilitate personal development in self-awareness, self-leadership and building positive relationships with others.
"Cole had an amazing week. Thank you so much. What a treat to spend 5 days in nature learning more about the sport he loves. We are grateful." -- Kimberly Loria (parent), Toronto, Ontario (August 14, 2020)
“Xiaoping made sure that we were all in agreement with our goals for each day. We discussed together the things that we hoped to achieve and worked from there. Always a great experience!"-- Bryn Salai, Burlington, Ontario (Sept. 13, 2015)
"This was by far the best summer camp I have ever been to! Xiaoping asks us to come up with our goals for the week and helps us to reach them. I learned so much about outdoor climbing and had an amazing time!" -- Bryn Salai, Burlington, Ontario (August 26, 2014)
"Xiaoping was a great instructor and I learned a lot about climbing and myself. It was one of the best weeks of my life." -- Rahul Sapra, Oakville, Ontario (August 6, 2013)
Camp B: Adventure Leadership Development
This camp focuses on leadership development for youths to grow their minds and abilities.
Youths practice self-awareness, awareness of others, teamwork skills, emotional intelligence, leading themselves and others, following others' leadership, diversity-inclusion-equity applications, dealing with conflicts and anti-bullying strategies through adventurous activities that challenges and expand their comfort zone in body and mindset.
The adventurous activities include creative writing, theatre improv, acting in a skit, team building activities, teamwork projects, studing local nature (rocks, fossiles, birds, animals, snakes, plants and insects), learning about local historical indegenous culture, understanding of personality and emotional intelligence and how they influence our daily lives, hiking, yoga, meditation, and, of cause, rock climbing and rappelling.
Overnight camping option: A participant may choose to camp on site for 1-4 nights. The participant is responsible for bringing all camping and cooking equipment, food and other items needed for the lengths of the stay. An onsite supervisor will provide training and assistance in any area, as needed, such as setting up a tent, cooking, making a camp fire, etc. The onsite supervisor is responsible for campers' safety.
- Age: 12 years and up.
- Weeks: July 2-4, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-Aug.2, Aug. 6-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 2024
- Time: 9:30am - 4pm.
- Fees: $825/person+tax; ($660/person+tax for a 4-day week)
Group Registration Discount:
- $775/person, for 2 people ($620/person for a 4-day week)
- $750/person, for 3 people ($600/person for a 4-day week)
Additional cost for the overnight camping option: sharing campsite fee with other campers; plus $60/night for adult supervision (4pm - 9:30am) when the camper doesn't have their own adult camping with them.
We need minimum 3 participants to run a camp.
Location: Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, 7200 Appleby Line, Milton, Ontario.
For more information, please view Itinerary, Facility, Equipment, Preparation and FAQ
Last Minute Deal: One week before a prescheduled camp date, we offer one spot at $750+tax, for each camp, pending availability. To take this deal, please submit the following registration and wirte "Las Minute Deal" in your email Subject line. We will email you one week before the camp date when spots are available. The first person responds and completes the booking process with payment gets the spot.
Equity Fund $200: We strive to allocate one spot for a person who is experiencing financial hardship to join this camp whenever possible. If participating in this course will have a significant positive impact in your life and, without this $200 support you won't join this camp, we will apply this $200 to your camp fee. All you need to do is to participate in the Last Minute Deal and in your registration email mention that you need the Equity Fund $200 to join this camp. We will email you when a spot becomes available.
Rock Climbing Shoes Rental: $8 pair/person/day + tax, If you'd like to rent climbing shoes, please indicate your street shoe size (male size equivalent only) in your registration email. For women's to men's shoe size conversion, please click here.
Carpool: If you would like to carpool with fellow campers, please let us know when you register. Or you can post a request on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/zenclimb
Covid-19 Related Procedures: We will follow the current provincial and local park guidelines.
Register:
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- Your name, address and contact phone number;
- The number of people in your group. If there're minors in the group, indicate their age;
- Name of the camp your group is registering;
- Your preferred date(s).
By submitting the above information, you agree to our Booking Conditions and Cancellation Policy.
Booking Conditions:
All participants are required to read, understand and sign this waiver of liability. Those under the age of 18 years must have a parent or legal guardian co-sign their waiver and have it brought to the course.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation must be made 30 days prior to the start of the program in order to receive a 50% refund. Otherwise, no refund will be issued. You may transfer your reservation to another person within one week of the program (course, camp or retreat) start date. The administrative cost for this is $30 per person.
Nature tests us and nurtures us. Zen Climb may at its sole discretion reschedule or cancel a booked program due to extreme risky weather conditions or other factors justifiable by Zen Climb. In the event of such a cancellation, we will notify you the cancellation the day before the start of the program. You may reschedule and attend the same or similar course/program within one year or receive a 50% refund. If you did not receive a cancellation call from us, assume the program will run as scheduled.
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