Seale Harris teens fly high with the adventure staff

Teens at Camp Seale Harris’ Senior Camp took a challenge at the zip tower yesterday afternoon. The zip tower allows campers to climb a rock wall and fly down the zipline when finished. Campers have a choice between the easy wall, a rock wall at an angle; or the medium wall, a rock wall that is straight up and down.

Adventure staff member, Josh Smith says that the zip tower is a “challenge by choice.” This means that campers can assess the wall, and then they can determine the way they would like to climb to the top according to their ability levels. Once the campers reach the top of the zip tower, they are rewarded with a ride down the zipline.

At times, some campers may not want to try the zip tower. However, the adventure staff asks all campers to at least try on a harness. They then explain answers to any questions a camper may have. The staff will present a safe and reasonable way to address any fear. One camper was nervous to try the medium side of the zip tower. After listening to the adventure staff’s advice, she was able to successfully climb to the top and ride the zipline.

Shouts of joy could be heard from the mouths of the teens as they flew down the zipline. Although many were nervous at first, they all said the the ride is a rush. Some even thought climbing the zip tower was easier than they expected.

Check out some of the Seale Harris campers’ experiences on the zip tower and zipline here:

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