Climbing Wall

Kamaji’s 60 foot climbing wall is totally unique. While it towers over camp, it is not a tower.  Neither is it a concrete structure.  Actually, it is not easy to spot camp’s wall as it blends into the natural setting of Kamaji.  Camouflaged and suspended between towering pine trees, Kamaji’s climbing wall attracts campers of all ages.  Tied in, harnessed and belayed by Kamaji’s professionally trained climbing staff, campers set individual goals in reaching the top of the wall where they ring a bell to signal a successful climb.  Once adept at climbing, campers try to beat their own climbing times and, eventually, climb blind-folded.

For those campers who want to take what they’ve learned in climbing at camp beyond the confines of Kamaji’s wall, there is an opportunity to go on climbing trips along the shores of Lake Superior.  Prior to climbing cliffs at Tettegouche and Temperance River State Parks, Kamaji campers are first put through a rigorous training course at the University of Minnesota Duluth in its Recreational Sports Outdoor Program.  The same U-MN educators who train our campers on campus lead and supervise as Kamaji campers head out to take to greater heights.