These 4-day themed adventures are a combination of indoor and outdoor climbing, hiking, crafts and games and exploration designed to facilitate deeper learning. Expedition Volta is about adventure and connection!

Through immersive experiences, your child will learn about their own creativity, capacity, and ability to problem solve. They will build confidence in a supportive team environment and hopefully be inspired to stretch beyond their own perceived limitations.

Our son had such a wonderful experience at Expedition Volta that he is begging to go back for another week.

“Hands down the best camp I have ever been to!”

— Expedition Volta camper

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Week 1

Where the Wild Things Climb

June 25th-28th | Ages: 7-11

🧭 1 day of outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Discover Local Animals, Be Silly, Develop Environmental Literacy, Explore Creature Niches & Stumble Upon Your Own

📅 Registration, schedule + pricing

Where the Wild Things Climb is 4 jam-packed days of climbing, discovery, and connection. If your child is fascinated by animals and the natural world, enjoys learning new skills, and might have a little bit of “wild” energy themselves this is the right place for them! There’s a lot we can learn from our 4 (or 6) legged friends. In this camp, we’ll learn about climbing movements, problem-solving, and developing teamwork through the lens of nature’s creatures.

Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.

The Creature Quest will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1-day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Searching for animals in Acadia NP, crafting your own creature, Are you smarter than a raccoon?, pollinator jeopardy, hide & seek (camouflage edition), a solo walk, & much more!

Week 2

Rock on!

July 1st-3rd | Ages: 6-9

🧗🏾 3 half-days at Volta

Skill Build, Play, Foster Confidence, Spark Creativity

📅 Registration, schedule + pricing

Rock On is a 3-day half-day camp focused on skill-building, play, and building confidence on and off the wall. This camp will have climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk.
All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.
Be a Hold!, Jug, Jug, Crimp, Climbing Games, Design a Climbing Hold, & more!

Week 3

Send it!

July 9th-12th | Ages: 9-14

🧭 1 day of outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Build Climbing and Environmental Literacy, Skill Build, Push Comfort Zones

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

Send It! is a 4-day camp of climbing, exploration, and growth. At Volta, themed activities will range from obstacle courses and slacklining to building your own adventure notebook and making a wood-burned key chain. When outdoors, the camp focuses on building environmental literacy through plant identification, stream exploration, and orienteering. On their hike up Sargent Mt, they’ll navigate an adventurous trail that follows a stream, test their endurance up the second-highest mountain in Acadia, and explore some historic structures.

Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.
Adventure Awaits will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1-day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Volta obstacle course, parkour, slacklining, rope swing, bookbinding, wood-burning, orienteering, creating your own map, plant ID, foraging, solo walk, & more!

Week 4

Defying Gravity

July 16th-19th | Ages: 7-11

🧭 1 day of outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Overcome Challenges, Build Something as a Team, Spark Creativity

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

Defying Gravity is a 4-day camp filled with climbing, problem-solving, and wonder. If your child marvels at the vastness of space and gravitates toward unique challenges, this is the right place for them! During the week the campers will work together to design and engineer a cardboard spaceship with their crew. On their hike, they’ll investigate a local organism that can survive in the vacuum of space. They’ll not only defy gravity on the walls but also defy their own limitations!
Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.

Defying Gravity will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1 day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Design and create a cardboard spaceship that’s ready for take-off, climb constellations, find some Volta aliens 👽, & more!

Week 5

Volta Uprising

July 23rd-26th | Ages: 14-18

🧭 2 days outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 1 day at Volta

Young Adults, Self-Sufficiency, Bouldering, Skill-Building, Guide Training, Climbing History, Big Hike

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

Volta Uprising is a 4-day camp filled with climbing, skill building, and adventure. Curated towards young adults, Volta Uprising will aim to help support participants in their journey to self-sufficiency as climbers and outdoors people. In between climbing sessions, participants will be educated in the history of climbing in and around MDI.
They will learn how to read a guidebook and utilize Mountain Project to plan a climbing outing as well as how to be an incredible bouldering spotter. The zenith of the trip will be a long participant-guided hike in the eastern mountains of MDI that will include the summit of Cadillac Mountain and more. Participants will each be responsible for guiding portions of the hike and will be educated on how to look out for the well-being of the group and themselves while adventuring.

Volta Uprising will consist of: 1 day in our premium Volta facility, 1 day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 2 days climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.

Week 6

Survivor Edition

July 30th-August 2nd | Ages: 9-14

🧭 1 day outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Skill Build, Explore, Surprise Yourself, Build Climbing and Environmental Literacy

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

Expedition Volta: Survivor Edition is a 4-day camp of climbing, exploring, and building survival skills. At Volta, themed activities will range from obstacle courses and scavenger hunts to making a paracord survival bracelet. When outdoors, the camp will focus on building environmental literacy and survival skills through plant identification, reading nature signs, and orienteering. On their hike up Cadillac, they’ll learn the secrets of the mountain: ecologic, historic, geologic, and more!

Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.

Survivor Edition will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1 day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Volta obstacle course, Learn to build a fire, filtrate water, and tie knots, Forage/Plant ID, Making a paracord survivor bracelet, orienteering, & more!

Week 7

Top Secret Spy Camp (T.S.S.C)

August 6th-9th | Ages: 7-11

🧭 1 day outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Spark Creativity, Be Playful, Problem-Solving, Master the Art of Disguise, Teamwork and Team Building

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

Top Secret Spy Camp (T.S.S.C.) is a 4-day camp filled with climbing, mystery, and investigation. Campers' self-created secret agent personas will be used throughout the week as they sneakily collect information for an undercover mission. There will be obstacle courses, mind puzzles, and some super stealthy spy periscopes!

Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.

Top Secret Spy Camp (T.S.S.C.) will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1 day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Solve a Volta mystery, creating secret codes, climbing for clues, learn the art of the quick change, disguises & much more!

Week 8

The Fellowship of the Carabiner

August 13-16th | Ages: 7-11

🧭 1 day outdoor climbing
🥾 1 day hiking
🧗🏾 2 days at Volta

Experience Wonder & Magic, Explore Creativity, Investigate Enchanting Local Flora

📅 Registration, schedule and pricing

The Fellowship of the Carabiner is a 4-day camp filled with climbing, fantasy, and exploration. If your child loves anything mystical, magical, or enchanted this might be the place for them! They’ll use their imagination to make homes for magical creatures (fairies, elves, gnomes, and goblins galore!), explore a mystical trail for mushrooms, moss, and lichens, and climb their way through a fantastical obstacle course.

Climbing is the core of our camps! Each camp has climbing instruction that covers tying a figure-8 knot, climbing techniques, the different types of climbing, the importance of climbing communication, and how to minimize climbing risk. This sport naturally cultivates personal responsibility, builds self-confidence, and strengthens connections with peers. All our camps focus on growing climbing skills, working as a team, fostering individual growth experiences, and building or creating something tangible by the end of the week.

The Fellowship of the Carabiner will consist of: 2 days in our premium Volta facility, 1 day hiking and exploring in Acadia National Park, and 1 day climbing in Acadia NP guided by Atlantic Climbing School.
Create your own wand, make some dragon eggs, learn about local lichens, moss, and mushrooms, climb through an obstacle course, & much more!

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Registration online is a one-and-done affair. You make the full payment and receive a confirmation from our staff within 2-3 days.

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Break up your camp payment

Once your card is in our system, you may choose which 2 consecutive months you want to pay (between February and June).

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Your questions answered

Athletic/ comfy clothes. If wearing a skirt, please wear leggings or shorts underneath.
Water bottle
Lunch and snacks (though some snacks will be provided)
Labeled bag with instructions for any medications
Sunscreen
We provide rental gear but encourage campers to bring their own gear if they have any.
There are three types of days: Volta, Adventure/Hiking, and Outdoor Climbing. For a better breakdown of each day check out A Typical Day at Expedition Volta.
Campers who sign up for the same week as their friends have plenty of opportunities to be together during the day.
At the Volta Location, staff and counselors can check you in at the front desk. Counselors will have a Volta sign for drop off and pick up when out in the field. Anyone picking up must be listed on your camper’s authorized pick-up list prior to pick up.
At this time we do not offer before or aftercare. If this limits your ability to join the camp, email info@voltaclimbing.com.
Registration opens on February 10th. Go to the camp’s page to register. If you have any questions, email chiara@voltaclimbing.com.
More information to come about payment plans, scholarships, and discounts on multiple-week camp sign ups. Check back on Feb. 10th!
Additionally, take $75 off each additional week of camp AND $25 off for each additional camper (within the same week).
If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please fill out our Scholarship Application.
Camps are refundable up to May 1st. Any payments after May 1st are non-refundable. Payment is transferable to a different camp week with 5 or more days notice, provided space is available. 50% of payment is transferable to a different camp week with a 2-4 day notice, provided space is available.
It is the caretaker’s responsibility to drop off and pick up campers at Volta, guiding, and hiking locations. All these locations will be provided on May 1st and will be located on Mount Desert Island (other than Volta).
Locations may vary depending on weather conditions but will be updated immediately if anything changes. Directions and map links for each day will be sent at the beginning of the week via email. We understand that this is not ideal. It is very difficult to find affordable local transportation options, but it seems that purchasing a vehicle is the only long-term possibility. We hope to make it a reality in the future!
We will do our best to reschedule the guiding or hiking to another day that week. If that’s not possible, we can offer the chance to drop in another week (if it’s not full) to offer an outdoor climbing experience.
Unfortunately, campers cannot make up for missed days. However, we can issue a full or partial refund in the event of an injury or emergency.

Typical Day at Summer Camp

🧗🏼‍♀️ Volta days

Activity

Time

Drop-off (Check-in)

8:00 am

Intro / warmup game

8:15 am

Climbing warmup

8:30 am

Climbing instruction / safety talk

8:45 am

Open climbing / climbing games

9:15 am

Snack break

10:30 am

Group activity based on theme

11:00 am

Lunch

12:00 pm

Climbing games

1:00 pm

Chill time

2:00 pm

Group activity based on theme

2:30 pm

Pick-up (Check-out)

4:00 pm

🥾 Adventure days

Activity

Time

Drop-off (Check-in)

8:00 am

Intro / safety talk / expectations

8:15 am

Begin adventure

8:30 am

Snack break

10:30 am

Lunch

12:00 pm

Pick-up (Check-out)

3:00 pm

Adventure Days will include hiking, resting, games, and exploration. There will be frequent water breaks, sunscreen application, and camper check-ins.