Thursday, June 6, 2013
Summer has come to Atlanta and with the long and hot days children have gotten out of school. There are many options when it comes to entertaining the kids during their 10 weeks off from classes, studying and homework. One of these options is enrolling in a summer camp and there are literally hundreds in the metro area to choose from. I am currently working on a three part series on some of these camps starting with sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. There are football camps, baseball camps, basketball camps and many others but to start the summer off right I wanted to feature three that are a little bit off of the beaten path. Kung Fu Camp at Highland Martial Arts in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood of Atlanta, H2O Zone Camp at SeaVenture in Alpharetta which teaches kids how to swim and snorkel and Climbing Camp at Stone Summit in Atlanta. For the third summer in a row, the climbing camp runs weekly sessions from June 4 through August 10 for children ages six to 18.
Ben Singer (right) pulls himself up a rock wall as Libbi Gilson belays him during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Kate Dabson looks for her next hold as she makes her way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Sarah Schubert (right) belays for another climber as camp instructor Kara Mailman gives some instruction from the floor during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Phoenix Diacon (right) makes his way up a rock wall as Emma Delman nears the top during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Kate Dabson looks for her next hold as she makes her way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Emma Delman (right) nears the top of a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Ben Singer pulls himself up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Alex Singer makes his way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Kate Dabson looks for her next hold as she makes her way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Aiden Levy makes his way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Stephen Hughes makes his way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Alex Zerylnick makes her way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Kate Dabson looks for her next hold as she makes her way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Stephen Hughes makes his way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Aiden Levy (right) makes his way up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
Ben Singer pulls himself up a rock wall during climbing camp at the Stone Summit Climbing Center in Atlanta on Thursday, June 6, 2013.