Friday, November 20, 2009

Little Lost Cove

Students traveled to Little Lost Cove for a weekend-long climbing excursion. The area boasts many beautiful rock faces, the perfect place to teach students some real-rock climbing skills. When students first arrived at the campsite, they worked with the staff to set up a base camp and were taught different knot-tying techniques as well as how to successfully put up a tent. The first evening was spent in lighthearted fun, with the students making dinner and playing games all evening before getting some much needed rest.

When students woke up the next morning, it was time for some climbing! For some students, it was their first experience with climbing on real rock and everyone had an amazing time getting to the beautiful view at the top of the cliffs.

Disc Golf

Last week students went on a marvelously creative adventure to Mtn. City, TN where they participated in a somewhat newfangled sport known as disc golf. While disc golf has similar rules as contemporary golf, it played with very different materials. The students had a lot of fun learning the unorthodox rules of the game, and even though they often lost discs in the wet grass, the consensus was that the day was a huge success!