Battle of the Empires

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What happens when three empires collide? Find out here and witness the Battle of the Empires at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys


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Bedlam Ball

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The game is appropriately named Bedlam Ball, as we have close to 200 over-sized inflatable balls in play at once! With close to 15 teams, all represented by Countries from around the world, this Olympic themed event was full of energy! The rain didn’t slow us down one bit… Check out this short video of Bedlam Ball at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys!


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Sockwar: The Last Sock

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Pretend with me for a moment. The power goes out. And it’s a fight for survival… This Sockwar has Camp Ridgecrest a safe haven for all… Watch these clips of one of the greatest Camp Ridgecrest Games ever invented…. Enjoy…


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The Best Blobs 2012

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The time is coming soon fellas! Get your bathing suits ready and prepare for lift off! Check out this sweet video of the best blobs of 2012!


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The 2013 Tribal Leaders

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APACHE: ZACK AYERS

A.K.A. LC Sensible Stoat! He will be a senior at James Madison University and this is going to be his tenth summer at Camp Ridgecrest (count ’em)!  One of his favorite things about camp are the friendships you make – no matter where you are in life. He has big plans on teaching the Apache brethren how to be serious warriors for Christ and be the great, hairy chested me they truly are!

 

 

 

SHAWNEE: BRANDON DAVIS

Some call him Brandon, but around here he goes by Chief Intense Timberwolf. He comes all the way from Indiana where he is a Junior at The Indiana State Univeristy “Home of the Sycamores”. He is a full time student where he is studying to be an elementary school teacher. This will be his 12th year at camp… so the man knows camp. He is  pumped about the fact that strangers come to camp and grow together worshiping the same awesome God. Get ready folds, he already has big plans for SubWars and the crazy cool Shawnee Nation.

 

Choctaw: NATHAN BURKETT

Chief Riotous Orangutan is back as your Choctaw TL for this summer! He is a senior dawg at Mississippi State University, and this will be his 4th summer at camp. He has served as a Choctaw Counselor for two years and then Choctaw TL for one. This summer he will start up another Civil War on Choctaw Hill while other tribes stay jealous. However, he most excited to see Jesus begin transforming and keep transforming lives through the Holy Spirit’s work at camp. We are mighty! We are raw!

 

ARAPAHO: DEAN HELTON

This will be his 3rd summer at Camp Ridgecrest (although first as a TL). He has been a Choctaw Counselor for the past two summers, but this year he is changing it up! Right now, he is a senior at Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis Tennessee. Dean has made it one of his goals to take down the Sioux 4 out of 4 times in the Arapaho vs. Sioux Ultimate Frisbee game. How will the Araps fare? We shall see…

 

 

 

SIOUX TRAILBLAZERS: EP KELLER

Chief Temperate Rhino bringing up the rear from Greenville, South Carolina and graduate of the Clemson University (Go Tigers!). God has brought him back for a seventh summer at camp to keep blazing trails with the Sioux. His favorite thing about camp is how evident the presence of God is and can be witnessed in the many relationships and interactions between new and former campers and staffers. He plans on bringing his “A” game for the Sioux-Arap frisbee game and refuses to lose. This year’s games will definitely be some for the history books.


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Safari in North Carolina?

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Thats right- a safari. When we think safari we think wild beast roaming their natural habitat, free to do as they please. We think of images people only see in magazines. We think of hundreds of creatures joining together at the water hole for a cool down dip. So yeah, I’d say a tour around Camp Ridgecrest qualifies as a safari.

 

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Man Skill

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There is one statement that gives me chills every time it makes its way into a conversation; Men of the Ridgecrest Nation. Camp Ridgecrest is alive with boys becoming men, and men becoming better men, so much so, that camp offers a Man Skill to sharpen and hone those raw qualities of a man. Here’s a little sneak peek into the infamous Man Skill.

 


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Cabin Construction

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The Arapaho cabins are changing by the day. They are starting to look more like the welcoming cabins we all know and love! The porches are starting to shape up and the covers over the porches are looking mighty nice as well. Take a look at the pictures and see what all is going down on Arap Hill!


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VLOG: Super Saturday

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Yet another VLOG we are re-posting from this past summer….

Saturdays at Camp Ridgecrest are just awesome! And before you watch this I bet you could ask your camper why and they could tell you. But, just in case they aren’t there to fill you in, please watch this short clip and tell me one good reason why you wouldn’t want to join us on a Saturday at Camp!

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Super Saturday from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.


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VLOG: Guerilla Warfare

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Another re-post of one of our “lost” VLOGs from the summer…

Many of you have heard me talk about this game…I love it. One of the reasons I love this game so much is because of the ridiculous preparation it requires. It takes our staff over 60 hours to prepare for this game that lasts 1 hour. We blow up about 20,000 water balloons for our campers. We have over 20 fifty-five gallon trash cans crammed full of water balloons. We actually have 2 water balloon filling contraptions that we have built to prep for this game, allowing us to fill 10 balloons at one time. Like I said, I love this game. If you like water balloon fights, you’ll love Guerrilla Warfare…. watch this….

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Guerilla Warfare from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.


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