Ep. 063: Ian Roberts - Getting Kids Into the Outdoors
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2015
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Ian Roberts from Avid4Adventure joins Travis Parsons to discuss the value in getting our kids into the outdoors. Too many kids these days are perfectly comfortable sitting on the couch with their eyes glued to a television. It's time to introduc them to the real world!
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| 0:00.0 | The kids really do learn how to read a map and use a compass. |
| 0:03.6 | And when they're on their expeditions, we put them in some pretty thick, authentic backcountry areas |
| 0:09.0 | where it's not like highly impacted trails. |
| 0:11.7 | It's, hey, here's point A. |
| 0:13.5 | We need to go point B. |
| 0:14.7 | It's six miles of cross country over this mountain pass. |
| 0:18.2 | Do it. |
| 0:32.3 | Okay. over this mountain pass. Do it. Episode 63, the importance of getting kids into the outdoors. |
| 0:38.8 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 0:41.9 | Brought to you by 180Tack. |
| 0:44.4 | Get out there and have some fun. |
| 1:01.2 | Ian Rod. Ian Roberts grew up in California exploring the local mountains. |
| 1:08.2 | He has spent much of his adult life guiding adventure enthusiasts of all ages and many forms of outdoor recreation and education. |
| 1:11.4 | Throughout the years, Ian has been an outdoor education teacher, |
| 1:17.3 | camp counselor, and director, international trip leader, backcountry guide, canoe and kayak instructor, |
| 1:22.9 | and much more. He's earned his bachelor's degree in wilderness leadership and experiential education, |
| 1:30.6 | as well as a master's degree in adventure education. Currently, Ian is the overnight camp director with Avid for Adventure, a Colorado organization that provides authentic outdoor experiences to kids of all ages and teaches them to thrive |
| 1:35.5 | in the outdoors. |
| 1:36.9 | Ian, welcome to the show. |
| 1:38.3 | Yeah, thank you. |
| 1:38.9 | I appreciate it. |
| 1:40.2 | Yeah. |
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