[pct-l] more thoughts on nimblewill

[Scott Williams]

Way to go Papa Raven!  I had my daughter kayaking in BC at age 4 and up, in
the Broken Group, and Bowron Lakes among other places, and backpacking in
CA by the time she was 6, but not the Triple Crown!  Way to go!!!

Shroomer

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 2:05 PM Tim Umstead <tumstead96 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As to young kids and hiking.  My kids have hiked every year of their
> lives.  They are currently 16 and 20.
>
> When they each turned 5 we took them on a 50 mile loop around the Three
> Sisters.  It was the first trip they got to carry a pack.  It was a small
> day sack with their clothes and a bit of food.  A five year old has
> plenty of endurance.  We did about 10 miles a day.  I would say that at the
> end of the day we would have to empty all the sticks and rocks out of my
> son's pack.  He collected throughout the day.  Kids are tough and they can
> go a lot longer than we can.
>
> My daughter was 7 when she did the JMT for the first time.  She carried all
> the normal gear we did, clothes, sleeping bag, insolite pad, half the tent
> she and her brother used, cook kit and food.  It is easy hiking with them.
> They have no fear.
>
> For completeness, the kids have over 10,000 miles backpacking experience.
> They both have completed the Triple Crown.  PCT in 2015 (ages 10, 13), CDT
> 2017 (12, 15) and AT in 2019 (14, 17).
>
> Get them out young.
> Start them hiking.
> They will go forever.
>
> Papa Raven
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