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kids not getting outside

Bad news.

… a new study of nearly 9,000 U.S. children found that almost half of preschool-age kids are not getting outside at least once a day with their parents.

Girls were even less likely to be taken outside than boys, and some families reported not taking their young children outside more than a few times a month. The findings are in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. [Pooja S. Tandon, Chuan Zhou and Dimitri A. Christakis, Frequency of Parent-Supervised Outdoor Play of US Preschool-Aged Children]

Scientific American – Kids Fail To Get Outdoors

Children Spend 56 Days A Year Playing Videogames And Watching TV!

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Photodiary of a Nomad in Canada

I’ve been following Photodiary of a Nomad for years.

This couple have documented 6200km+ of walks and over 12000 photos.

Summer 2012 they started on the Pacific Coast, worked their way through the Rockies, and finished amongst the magnificent colours of the eastern forests in autumn:

Prologue

West Coast Trail (Gordon River to Walbran Creek)

West Coast Trail (Walbran Creek to Pachena Bay)

Vancouver Urban Fringe Walk

Skyline Trail – Jasper National Park

The Icefields Parkway

Assiniboine Day-Walks

Assiniboine-Sunshine Meadows Trail

Banff National Park (Two Teahouses and Larch Valley Hikes)

Yoho National Park (Iceline Trail and Lake O’Hara Circuit)

A Tale of Two Cities (Montreal and Quebec City)

Mont Tremblant by foot and canoe

La Mauricie National Park

Saguenay Fiord Trail

Hopewell Rocks (Big Tide in the Bay of Fundy)

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Wanderings in New Brunswick

Canada page

Not all of those trip reports are live yet. They are still being uploaded.

They walked our #1 hike in the world, the West Coast Trail.

Their words — never before spoken — about the WCT:

… The clear morning skies were becoming a bit monotonous, as dawn arrived with a pink glow on the eastern horizon. …

That’s a great trip report for anyone planning for the West Coast of Vancouver Island. In fact, I’m hoping to get back again summer 2013. 🙂

related – some of their best photos from past trips around the world

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Into The Mind – Official Teaser

Wow. This looks to be a breakthrough in outdoor film editing.

What drives us to overcome challenge? How do we justify risk? What forces are at the core of a mountain addiction? Unique athlete segments over a multitude of … sport genres

… never seen before moments. Explore how we begin our perception of self, construct the foundations of confidence, and are ultimately led up the path of self-actualization.

As Buddha once said, “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” …

Presented by The North Face – COMING FALL 2013

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

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who’s NOT tramping New Zealand?

That would be me. 🙂

I’m NOT one of the 20 finalists in Air New Zealand’s Great Walker Challenge.

Click PLAY or watch my application on YouTube.

Twenty finalists have been selected. Some look pretty weak, to me.

I’m cheering Kolby Kirk to end up one of the final 4 who’ll be doing 9 Great Walks in 9 weeks.

He’d be an excellent choice.

Air New Zealand didn’t extend the courtesy of a thank-you for making application. This will be the last time I help promote one of their contests.

I saw the top 20 on Modern Hiker.

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Alpenwild – Swiss Alps Haute Route

Our #1 trek in the Swiss Alps is the Haute Route Chamonis – Zermatt.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Alpenwild is by far the largest tour operator leading the classic trek

They’ll have at least 11 guided groups summer 2013 and assist hundreds of self-guided clients.

They offer three different guided itineraries.

A typical price for a self-guided Haute Route in 2013 will be about $1800. The increase is largely due to the drop in the US$ against the Swiss Franc since 2009.

alpenwild.com

That’s a life changer. I did it independently in 2009. That’s tricky. With the self-guided option all transportation and accommodation is organized for you.