Extreme Kids: HT Connect with Your Children Through Todays Extreme (and not so extreme) Sports

by Scott Graham

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.

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Scott Graham is author of Canyon Sacrifice: A National Park Mystery and Extreme Kids (winner of the National Outdoor Book Award). He is an avid outdoorsman and amateur archaeologist who enjoys hunting, rock climbing, skiing, backpacking, mountaineering, river rafting, and whitewater kayaking with his wife, an emergency physician, and their two sons. Graham lives in Durango, Colorado.

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, covers the basics plus a little more. It's enjoyable as a rainy day reader or simply for the advice offered.

Just an fyi, the title could be a little misleading, this is not really a parenting book, more of a guild book for sports activities, such as (climbing, camping, canyoning, etc.) with your kids.