A group of teenagers with developmental disabilities reached new heights Thursday on a ropes course at Blue Mountain Resort.

Participants in Camp Via took on the zip lines and other elements of the high ropes challenge course at Blue Mountain Summit Aerial Park.

“I was really proud of them, trying new things,” said Nicole Williamson, a camp Via counselor.

Camp Via provides activities for the special needs students for 10 weeks during the summer.

Camp Via gives the teens a lot of new experiences. They also just like the opportunity to get out of the house and hang out with other kids.

“I like to see all my friends,” camper Stewart Woolf, of Bangor, said.

The last week was filled with health-themed activities thanks to a partnership with St. Luke’s.

They visited an organic farm, and exercised at the health network’s sports performance center.

“To see the kids really laughing and smiling, having fun, that’s what it’s all about,” said Joe Stofanak, program manager for St. Luke’s Sports Medicine.

The week’s activities led up to Thursday’s visit to the aerial park.

The campers put on climbing gear, rode zip lines, and completed multiple levels of the ropes course.

Each one of them accomplished something they had never done before. Some overcame their fear of heights. Others took trip after trip down the zip line.

Conquering doubts and completing something new is what the aerial park is all about. It helps people push past their limits, said Clayton Ayers, a supervisor at the park.

“You appreciate it more, after you complete it,” he said.

The camp counselors took pride in seeing their campers succeed and have fun.

“Watching them grow is awesome,” Williamson said.