Mountain High Adventure Camp

Outdoor Adventure Programs for Boys and Girls

Celebrating 25 years of outdoor adventures

2025

This is an outdoor adventure program designed for 7 to 16 year old boys and girls which includes camping, bicycling, mountain climbing (hiking), rock climbing, canoeing, and much more, under the direction of a fully trained, experienced and qualified program director and his staff. It is based out of 45 Britton Rd., Rochester, New York.

  Leadership: The Program Director is Harry M. Sauerhafer. Harry is an Adirondack Voyageur Guide with over 30 years experience leading groups on many different kinds of trips such as backpacking, canoeing, cave exploring and mountain climbing.  He is certified in American Red Cross CPR  and Wilderness First Aid. He also has over 30 years experience working with kids through the YMCA School Age Child Care  programs and as a BSA Scoutmaster.

For a little history about the camp program and references... Click Here

Camp Evaluations... A compiled listing of comments from Parents and Kids... Click Here

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February Break Programs - 2025      (updated 1-5-2025)

Please bring a lunch and a mug. We will have hot chocolate available.

Please remember that we only have space for 9 kids per day

Special note... Activities each day may include all or most of those listed depending on the group and the weather.

We are outdoors most of the time.... Please send your child with appropriate clothing for the weather, hat, gloves, snowpants, boots etc., water bottle, and lunch.

Monday, February 17th, 2025 (ages 7-12) -  A full day of outdoor fun including sledding, snowshoeing, races, maybe a campfire, building snow sculptures and snow houses, a treasure hunt and more. Please bring a lunch with you. ( There will be other fun activities planned in case the weather doesn't give us snow.) We will spend most of the day at Ellison Park.

Camp will run from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  and be based at 45 Britton Rd, Rochester            Cost for the day is $50.00 

Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 (ages 7-12) - A full day of outdoor fun including sledding, a trip to Mendon Ponds to feed the chickadees (right from our hands), a stop at the Wild Wings program at Mendon to see the eagles, hawks and other wild birds, and possibly some geocaching or orienteering.  Please bring a lunch with you. (There will be other fun activities planned in case the weather doesn't give us snow.) We will spend most of the day at Mendon Ponds Park.

Camp will run from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  and be based at 45 Britton Rd, Rochester            Cost for the day is $50.00 

Click here for...Photos from February Break Camp

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 (ages 7-12) -  A full day of outdoor fun including sledding, snowshoeing, races, maybe a campfire, building snow sculptures and snow houses, a treasure hunt and more. Please bring a lunch with you. ( There will be other fun activities planned in case the weather doesn't give us snow.) 

We will spend most of the day at Webster Park.

Camp will run from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  and be based at 45 Britton Rd, Rochester            Cost for the day is $50.00 

Click here for...More Photos from February Break Camp

Thursday, February 20th, 2025 (ages 7-12) - A full day of outdoor fun including exploring, snowshoeing, a treasure hunt, a campfire, building snow sculptures, and more. Please bring a lunch with you. (There will be other fun activities planned in case the weather doesn't give us snow.) We will spend part of the day at Durand Eastman Park and finish the day with a campfire and smores at Britton Rd.

Camp will run from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  and be based at 45 Britton Rd, Rochester           Cost for the day is $50.00 

Friday to Sunday - February 23rd-25th, 2024 - Adirondack Trip for ages 12 to 16... Let me know if there is interest in a 3-day trip.

We will head for the Adirondacks on Friday morning, see the mountains in winter, do some snowshoeing (a smaller mountain) check out the ice castle in Saranac Lake, overnight in a heated cabin, more snowshoeing/hiking adventure, and return home on Sunday afternoon.

Camp will run from 8:30 AM on Friday to 4:30 PM on Sunday     Cost for the 3-day trip is $240.00 (includes transportation, food, lodging, supervision)

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  Click Here for Snow House Photos - Building and sleeping overnight

This is something we do when there is enough snow.

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Summer Programs 2025  

Email for a registration form. Remember... There are only 9 spots available each week.

Email... hmsauer79@gmail.com

Please email or call for availability...

Session #1     Introduction to Adventure for 7 to 12 year olds.                    Fee…$295.00  (updated 1-1-25)

This is a 5-day (day camp with overnight) session running from Monday, June 30th to Friday, July 4th, 2025 

This week we will spend Monday canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, including a picnic lunch and games.   On Tuesday, we will do a 10 to 12 mile bicycle treasure hunt along trails and roadways with a little adventure , some more games and perhaps a craft and some swimming.  On Wednesday, we will start with a little treasure hunting with the GPS, then some disc golf, some active games and then swimming. We will do our overnight from Thursday to Friday at Cayuga Lake State Park.

For more information about this session... Click Here

For more Introduction to Adventure photos... Click Here

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 Session #2     Introduction to Adventure for 7 to 12 year olds.                     Fee…$295.00   (updated 1-1-25)

            This is a 5-day (day camp with overnight) session running from Monday, July 7th – Friday, July 11th, 2025.

            On Monday we will canoe Black Creek west from the Genesee River off Scottsville Rd. with swimming and some games later in the day.  On Tuesday, we will be bicycling and looking for hidden clues to a treasure hunt, and swimming. We will do a picnic lunch today. Wednesday we will go hiking and geocaching with maybe a zipline. Thursday to Friday we will do an overnight to Green Lakes State Park near Syracuse, NY.  

                  For more information about this session... Click Here                   For more Introduction to Adventure photos... Click Here

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 Session #3    6 - Day  Adirondack Adventure for 12 to 16 year olds               Fee… $450.00   (updated 1-1-25)

This is a 6-day session running from Sunday, July 13th  to Friday, July 18^th, 2025

We will plan a menu and shop for food on Sunday morning, then drive to Wilmington Notch State Park near Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in the Adirondacks. On Monday we will go rock climbing on Pitchoff Mountain. On Tuesday we will hike up to Balanced Rocks on Cascade Mountain in Keene, NY. Wednesday to Friday we will do a backcountry canoe trip on Follensby Clear Pond. We will do a loop of the local ponds and creeks on Thursday. We will be home around 4:30 PM on Friday.

For more info about this session... Click Here

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 Session #4  Introduction to Adventure week for 7 to 12 year olds.       Fee... $295.00 (updated 1-1-25)

This is a 5-day session running from Monday, July  21st  - Friday, July 25th, 2025

This week we will spend Monday paddling Irondequoit Creek, maybe disc golf or geocaching and have a picnic lunch. If there is time, we may swim at Charlotte Beach before returning home. On Tuesday, we will do a  10 to 12 mile bicycle treasure hunt, with a little adventure , some more games and perhaps a craft and some swimming.  On Wednesday, we will start with a fun obstacle course, some active games and  then swimming.  We will do our overnight from Thursday to Friday at Watkins Glen State Park .

For more info about this session... Click Here

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For more info about this session... Click Here

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   Session #7      6-day Adirondack Adventure for 12 to 16 year olds.                Fee… $450.00  (updated 1-1-25)

This is a 6 day session running from Sunday, August 10th - Friday, August 15th, 2025

We will plan a menu and shop for food on Monday morning, then drive to Wilmington Notch State Park near Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in the Adirondacks. On Tuesday we will go rock climbing on Pitchoff Mountain or near Chapel Pond. On Wednesday we will hike up 3169 ft. Catamount Mountain. Thursday to Saturday we will do a backcountry canoe trip on Cranberry Lake. We will be home Saturday around 4:30 PM

For more info about this session... Click Here

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Here are the photos from our 2015 camp season...    February Break    Week #1                     Week #3    Week #4    Week #5    Week #6

Here are the photos from our 2016 camp season...    February Break     Week #1                    Week #3    Week #4    Week #5    Week #6    Week #7

Here are the photos from our 2017 camp season...    February Break     Week #1   Week #2    Week #3    Week #4                     Week #6

Here are the photos from our 2018 camp season...    February Break     Week #1    Week #2    Week #3    Week #4    Week #5                   

Here are the photos from our 2019 camp season...    February Break     Week #1                                                                        Week #6

Here are the photos from our 2020 camp season...    Unfortunately these photos were on a hard drive that crashed. Still trying to recover them. Sorry

Here are the photos from our 2021 camp season...    February Break     Week #1    Week #2     Week #3    Week #4    Week #5    Week #6    Week #7

Here are the photos from our 2022 camp season...    February Break     Week #1    Week #2     Week #3    Week #4    Week #5                     Week #7

Here are the photos from our 2023 camp season...    February Break     Week #1    Week #2     Week #3    Week #4    Week #5                       

Here are the photos from our 2024 camp season...    February Break     Week #1                       Week #3    Week #4    Week #5 

Note: This is an active program and is not for couch potatoes. Anyone in decent condition will have no problem doing all the activities and have a lot of fun. We will be on the go all day and you will probably be tired and maybe a little sore at the end of the first couple days but that will get better as the week progresses.

Behavior: Because of the nature of the program we can’t allow any disruptive or dangerous behavior. During the week we will be evaluating each participant for their willingness to listen to the counselors, to be part of the group and their ability to get along with other people. If we have recurring problems with a camper, he or she may not be allowed to go on the overnight trips.

            If you have any questions about the program or would like a registration form, please contact me…

 Harry M. Sauerhafer                                     E-mail ...hmsauer79@gmail.com

 Phone (585) 621-8896                                   

45 Britton Rd. Rochester, NY 14612  

All programs meet at 45 Britton Rd and return to 45 Britton Rd. (Unless otherwise stated)

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