Youth Summer Camps
join our Weekly Day Camps for an exciting outdoor bouldering adventure!
We have the gear & Lunch
The camp will include all the climbing gear including shoes, crash pads, chalk, lunch from Fatty’s and snacks. What you participants should bring:
Comfortable climbing attire (flexible pants)
Sturdy hiking/walking shoes
Water bottle
Sun protection (hat, sunscreen)
Personal snacks (if preferred, though snacks will be provided)
Meeting Locations
The camp offers two meeting locations to accommodate participants coming from Carbon or Emery County. After initial instruction and games at the Castle Dale City Park, we'll embark on an adventure to nearby bouldering sites for hands-on climbing experiences on real rocks!
Carbon Participants: Meet at Carbon Rec 8:45 AM drop-off, 2:30 PM pick-up
Emery Participants: Castle Dale City Park 9:30 AM drop-off, 2:00 PM pick-up
Instruction
Our weekly camps are held Monday through Thursday from 9 AM to 2 PM. The non-sleepaway camp offers expert instruction, fun activities, and a safe environment for youth aged 9-16.
Taught by graduates of the Emery High Climbing Club, our camp combines skill-building with environmental education, fostering a love for climbing and the outdoors among local youth.
Meet our team below!
Let's climb higher together, where every rock becomes a stepping stone to new heights of courage, camaraderie, and discovery.
Meet the team
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FounderIt all begins with a dream. In 2009, while living in Oregon, she discovered rock climbing and developed a passion for the outdoors. Three years later, she embraced the van-dwelling climber lifestyle, traveling across the US. Enchanted by Utah, she moved to Salt Lake City to pursue a career in the climbing industry and became a climbing coach. In 2015, she co-founded a climbing and community festival near Joe’s Valley bouldering. Since then, she's dreamed of expanding the non-profit to include youth programs. Volunteering with the High School Climbing Club since 2018, she aims to provide local teens with summer job opportunities in the climbing industry she loves.
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Camp OperationsMichelle Rasmussen is a Price, UT native and coal miner’s daughter. In 2021, she purchased a portion of Wood Hill which she rents out to campers and teaches new campers how to camp. Her passion for the outdoors is contagious. An avid RVer, she has been taking her children camping since they were born and climbing indoors since 2006. She started climbing outdoors in 2021 and has been volunteering with the Emery High School Climbing Club since 2022. She is passionate about helping others reach their full potential.
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Transportation SupportI was raised in California, but moved to Utah after seeing the beauty that the state had to offer!
I love being outdoors, and staying active, every season brings new activities to do! traveling is my passion and my goal is to see as much beauty around the world as I possibly can!
Feel free to change anything to fit your web page! Thanks for making me part of your team!
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Head CoachPurity has been climbing since the 6th grade. While in high school she was an active member in the extra curricular climbing club. Additonally, she has spent several years increasing her own climbing techniques and volunteering with the Joes Valley Fest.
She brings fun, creativity, and resilience to her coaching and hopes to expand students' love for climbing and the outdoors. She also strives to inspire confidence in each camper - both on the rocks and in their lives.
Outside of climbing she loves to swim and hike! You can catch her anywhere there is water.
Purity lives by the mantra, "what is the worst that can happen; you learn and grow?" She believes that every experience brings new insight that can be used to expand who we are as people.
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Head CoachHe is entering his senior year of high school and has been a member of the high school climbing club since his freshman year. He has volunteered at the Joes Valley Festival and the Joes Valley Coalition. He is NOLS Wilderness First Aid Certified and certified in lead belay/climbing. His goal is to help campers build confidence and learn valuable outdoor skills while keeping a safe environment. His other hobbies include backpacking, competitive mountain biking, and swim team.
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CoachAmy is a recent graduate of Emery High. She started climbing 2 years ago and found a passion in bouldering very quickly. She also enjoys top rope and lead climbing. She has been an active member of the Emery High Climbing Club and volunteered for the Joe's Valley Festival. She hopes to be able to build confidence in camper's climbing abilities, and in themselves. She hopes to instill good climbing etiquette, awareness, and safety. She also hopes that you'll have so much fun at our camps!
Amy loves moving. She can't get enough it and spends a lot of time working out outside of climbing, whether that be swimming, weightlifting, yoga, or running. She lives to push herself and try new things, always asking herself, "What do I have to lose?" The answer is usually a lot less than you think.
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CoachSophia is an avid climber with 2 years of experience under her belt. She fell in love with the sport after joining the highschool bouldering club. Her passion for the sport has led her to embrace her self-confidence and learn new skills. With a knack for inspiring others, she instills values of collaboration and confidence, urging climbers to embrace their uniqueness. She aims to empower kids to scale new heights both on and off the wall.
Her other hobbies include crocheting, reading, and cooking! Even though she's young, she's truly a sweet little Grandma at heart and loves a good rainy day.
Sometimes Sophia struggles with anxiety and even though new experiences seem scary. Her life motto is “Hold your head up high. Take a deep breath and do it anyway. You got this!” Climbing has truly decreased her anxiety and fear around trying new things and hopes it can help you too!
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CoachTyson has always recreating outdoors. From hikes in Saint George to bouldering in Joe’s Valley, he has always loved to be outside and active. Tyson has experience teaching and working with kids in summer camps and teaching swim lessons at the Emery County Aquatic Center. His goal is to help kids become more confident in their abilities while the kids have fun! Besides climbing Tyson likes to hike, swim, longboard, and travel. He can not wait to start counseling at this year's climbing camps and he hopes to see you there.