Passing love for mountains onto children

IN Family hiking , Hiking with kids

It’s the connection we have with nature and mountains, wandering steps into the unknown, budding flowers at the foothills, drifting clouds over towering peaks, huge expanses to rest your gaze upon. It’s a way of life, and something all outdoor loving parents would wish to pass onto their children. However, there is a minor setback. Children, at least the little ones, have no real desire for walking a few miles uphill on a seemingly monotonous trail, raising the question for many mountain lovers out there, how and if at all, push their efforts to make hiking a family thing.

Father - daughter bonding in the mountains. Photo by: Exploring Slovenia.
Father – daughter bonding in the mountains. Photo by: Exploring Slovenia.

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A fun hiking adventure with a 6-years old

IN Family hiking , Grintovec , Hiking with kids , Kamnik-Savinja Alps , Winter

It was neither an easy nor a short trail with 2,930 ft (893 m) of elevation gain and some sections covered in ice and slippery compact snow. As an experienced hiker and a parent, I knew it was a long shot of actually reaching the top with a small child, but we gave it a try nonetheless. It is all about the journey, anyway.

Kokrško sedlo, 5,883 Ft (1,793 m), is a beautiful mountain pass with spectacular panoramic views of a range of 8k Ft summits.
Kokrško sedlo, 5,883 Ft (1,793 m) , is a beautiful mountain pass with spectacular panoramic views of a range of 8k Ft summits.

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