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When you think of Higher
Challenge, lots of things come to mind: sailing across Nipew Lake with 10
canoes tied together, long portages, trying to catch a pancake for
breakfast, arm wrestling, Slaps or Capture the Flag. Hiking a mountain
ridge with a heavy pack and drinking from a crystal clean stream coming
right out of the rock.
Campfires, stories, singing,
food -- simple things. And best of all, the friends you make, because in
Higher Challenge we do things together -- and we never quit.
At the end of the summer, when
you see the geese flying, you have the urge to find a a canoe, to load
your packs and continue the adventure. Higher Challenge is so much more
than a camp -- it is an unforgettable life experience -- and it's
happening again this summer. Come join us!
Since 1993, Higher Challenge has been offering northern
teens unique out-tripping adventures in northern Saskatchewan and western
Alberta. Operated by Northern Canada Evangelical Mission (NCEM), it is the
goal of HCWA to offer camps that stretch the whole person -- physically,
mentally, emotionally and spiritually. In a program led by trained,
experienced Christian leaders, God is presented as a personal God whose
plan and purpose for all races, ages and cultures is given in the Bible
and demonstrated by His Son, Jesus Christ.
With safety as the governing principle, fear is faced and
conquered and lifetime skills are developed as team members find the
freedom to try and succeed in a program geared for success. All food and
camp equipment is provided -- the camper only needs to bring clothing and
personal gear.
HCWA activities may include backpacking, canoe tripping,
white-water paddling, rock climbing and rappel, survival training and lots
of other great activities, all done in some of the best country God has
made!
If you are ready for a summer with an edge -- if you want
to get "unbored" -- apply soon to HCWA ... space is limited! HCWA
are coed camps for teens 13-19.
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Higher Challenge! ... Download one of our posters (pdf). Click
Here.
2010 Camp Dates & Fees
(These dates are subject to
change)
Saskatchewan
Trips
Churchill River #1
(July 2-9) $250.00
Churchill River #2
(July 15-22) $275.00
Churchill River #3
(August 3-10) $250.00
HC "Oldtimers"
Camp for ages 19 & up (August 16-20) $150.00
(Fees include
transportation, food and camp equipment from and to Timber Bay, SK)
Alberta
Trips
Alberta 6-Day (July
5-10) $250.00
Alberta Ultimate
Challenge (July 13-24) $350.00
(Ultimate Challenge is intended for experienced campers only.)
Trip Descriptions
Our Saskatchewan trips
all take place northwest of La Ronge, SK in the Canadian Shield
country of the Churchill River system. These are canoe trips, so plan
on paddling and portaging in beautiful lake country, great fishing and
some of the best wilderness camping around. Canoeing lessons are
taught en route. Other activities may include a cliff jump, rock
climbing and/or rappel, swimming, and playing on some rapids. Trip #2
will be a bit longer and more strenuous. All trips are led by
experienced leaders.
Our Alberta trips
can have a lot of variety. We often start or end with a day of
paintball and swimming. We hike in the Canadian Rockies west of
Nordegg, Alberta. The canoeing portion we do on the beautiful North
Saskatchewan River. Activities can include wilderness backpacking,
rock climbing and/or rappel, river canoeing, survival training, and
non-technical mountaineering. The six-day camp is especially for those
who haven't had a lot of experience in wilderness camping. The
Ultimate Trip is for veteran campers who are looking for a challenge
and want to develop leadership skills. Most of what we do on HCWA is
included in the Ultimate Challenge trip. All of these trips are led by
experienced leaders.
This summer Higher
Challenge is adding an Oldtimers Camp. That doesn't mean you
have to be old to go on it, but it is geared for campers who have
outgrown our teens camps, yet long to get a paddle back in the water,
are starving for Higher Challenge grub, and love those campfires, the
singing, the stories and the friends. We'll go back to places like
Surf City, Otter Rapids, and paddle down the Churchill to Stanley
Mission. There is not top-end age limit, but we are looking for adults
who still have that sense of adventure and look back with fondness to
their paddling days. Not too many portages, but lots of good times
await us. This will be a five-day trip and we are keeping the fees
low, so you can go. See you on the river!
Perhaps one of the best
things about Higher Challenge is the way we can connect to God in the
wilderness setting. All HCWA trips are led by Christian leaders who
really care and have gone through extensive screening to become part
of the leadership team. We teach God as a personal God who has
revealed Himself to us through His Son, Jesus Christ. HCWA leaders
will teach principles based on the Bible and Christian living. At
Higher Challenge, we promote no specific church and recognize the
freedom of spiritual choice of the individual.
Please note that this year
our forms will include a section dealing with confirmation of funding.
In the past, campers have come with an assumption that they would have
funding, but it didn't come through. As a not-for-profit ministry,
we operate on a slim margin, so we need to have camp fees paid. If you
are going on a trip, it is the camper's responsibility to procure
funding before the trip leaves, or at least have the funding
agency sign off on your form that your fees will be paid. We reserve
the right to cancel any of these trips if we don't have minimal
numbers for them. Camper/staff ratios will be kept at or near 3/1. To
secure a place on any of these camps, a non-refundable deposit of
$50.00 is to be paid at least 2 weeks prior to trip departure.
Complete HCWA Guidelines and Policies and Application forms will be
made available through the NCEM website.
For More Information, write or call:
Tom Cnossen
5110 - 65 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J
1E2
Phone: 403-704-1021
Fax: 403-704-1537
Email: cnossen@telus.net
or Ken Mahood - 306-763-5574 / or Marsden Giesbrecht - 306-874-5569
Application Form
To download Higher Challenge
Camper Application Form (pdf), Click
Here.
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