“Come on Margo! You can do it!” Shouted the entire group as Margo pushed through her nervousness and attempted to reach the top of the 45 foot Vertical Playpen. One by one, the younger group climbed, balanced and worked their way up the high ropes course elements.
There were lots of Eliteam firsts on the Ropes today. Chauncey ripping an air guitar as he stood on the top of the swinging log. Cassie doing a split while blindfolded on the incline log. Jake over-climbing the new cargo net to ring the cow bell.
While that was happening, the older group was being put to the test with a tough leg routine, the dryland slalom, and a fun technical agility course. Coach Brooke said she was “impressed at the coordination and determination of the athletes" as they did backwards tuck jumps up the hill.
In the afternoon, it was time to cook, dance and master the obstacle course. Ellie posted the fasted time of the day, crushing most of the coaches too, with a blistering time of 43 seconds. On the dance floor, the entire group tucked, disco-ed, and grapevined their way through “Jungle Fever.” We will be performing the dance on Saturday for the parents. And finally, 21 loaves of chocolate chip Pumpkin Bread were baked by the campers. We sampled some tonight and it was delicious. Only one group was a disaster mistakenly adding 4 cups of flour instead of just 1.5 cups. They were a little doughy.
After dinner it was rock climbing and Capture the Flag. Paul "dino-ed" his way up the nearly impossible 5.9+ wall and then proceeded to help every climber by sharing his route to success.
Lastly, some yoga and relaxation to end the day. Tomorrow the highlight will be the Sandpit Slalom. Stay tuned.
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