PHOTOS: Johnston Students Top the World at Rock-Climbing Summer Camp

Johnston summer camp students are reaching new heights this week.

One headed to Climb Iowa in Grimes to test their endurance and conquer a fear of heights.

Oh yeah, and to have fun.

Students, all entering either sixth or seventh grade, navigated brightly marked routes on a number of indoor rock-climbing walls.

"We've pretty much climbed every day," Jackson Crouse, 12, said. "We learned to tie ropes and did a few teamwork games."

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One teamwork activity included creating a photo while climbing the boulder, Jackson said. Each student made a line and the lines had to connect but students weren't allowed to talk to each other.

Jackson, who took part in another rock-climbing class at the beginning of summer, said he's really enjoyed this week's activities.

"I just wanted to climb more," he said. "And it helps for those that have a fear of height. I had a little fear, but now I can just let go at the top, before I climbed down a little."

Ashley McGovern, 11, chose to take the class out of curiosity.

"My neighbors have a little set in their yard that I like," she said. "But it's not very big, I wanted something bigger."

Ashley's favorite part of the climb is letting go at the top and "flying" down.

Johnston Community Education offers a number of camps for students in grades kindergarten to seventh. For more infromation on camps visit here.