Extreme Kids: HT Connect with Your Children through Todays Extreme (And Not so Extreme) Sports

Whether you’re a longtime outdoorsperson looking to get your kids involved in the activities you loved B.C. (Before Children), or have no outdoor experience but want to enjoy a new sport alongside your children, Extreme Kids will take the whole family on an adventure. Learn the basics of outdoor sports, some extreme (whitewater rafting, kiteboarding, backcountry skiing), and some less so (day hiking, peak bagging, flatwater canoeing), and how to share them with your kids. The book also includes practical and philosophical reasons for family outdoor adventuring. It’s never too early to hit the trail (or the river, or the vertical wall) with your kids—each section has an easier version of an extreme sport to get the family’s feet wet before diving in.

Snow caving with a preschooler — Extreme fun — The boom in family outing adventuring — Why you should do it: the practical reasons, the philosophical reasons — Getting started: when your kids are teeny tiny tots, when your kids are older — What does extreme really mean? — The actual, by-Dog doing of the thing — Keeping your kids safe — Gear: the right stuff for your kids — Extreme and not-so-extreme dayhiking — Peak bagging — Canyoneering — Backpacking — Llama trekking and hut trips — Mountain biking — Bouldering and roped rock climbing — Backcountry skiing — River running — Whitewater kayaking — Flatwater canoeing and sea kayaking — Bodyboarding and surfing — Scuba diving — Kiteboarding.