As soon as Bex Band announced she was pregnant with her first child, the sympathy began. 'Enjoy your adventures while you can', 'It's going to be a big shock not being able to travel and get out as much', 'Aren't you going to miss adventuring?' It seed as though having children was like a death sentence when you're an outdoor adventurer.pBut it really doesn't have to be that way. Yes it's a scary prospect ' how do you keep th safe? Where do they sleep? What extra equipment do you need? It's understandably mind boggling. But it's totally doable. EnterFamily Adventures- the book Bex wishes she had when she was pregnant or navigating life as a parent' a parent who also happens to enjoy getting outdoors and going on adventures and doesn't want to stop doing the things they enjoy.brbrAt just a few weeks old, Bex and her husband took their daughter camping. Now age 2, she's been wild camping in Dartmoor, cycling along the coast, swimming in rural lakes and even carried in a backpack on a multi-day Negev desert hike. Bex has taken her niece (age 8) and nephew (age 5) bivvying in ancient woods, kayaking down hidden waterways and taught th how to build shelters and light fires.brbrFamily Adventuresis a practical and inspirational guide on how to involve babies and children in outdoor adventures. Stories and experiences from adventuring families will round out the text and provide a plethora of shared tips and insights so that you're well equipped to make your family adventuring dreams a reality. Whether you're a cyclist, camper, walker, paddler, hiker, rafter, swimmer or love your van or narrowboat holidays, this book will show you just how to keep doing those things you love with your growing family of little ones.p
Family Adventures
Bex Band
A practical guide to involving babies and children in all sorts of outdoor adventures, whether it be cycling, camping, walking, paddling, hiking, rafting, swimming or camper van or narrowboat holidays.Material available
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ul liISBN: 9781844866595li liPub date: 11-Apr-24li liFormat: 234 x 156mmli liExtent: 304ppli ulAbout the Author
Bex Band is an award-winning adventurer, author, speaker and founder of the UK?s largest women?s adventure community, Love Her Wild (www.loveherwild.com), now with +35,000 mbers. She also has an adventure blog, The Ordinary Adventurer (www.theordinaryadventurer.com), which has received over 1.6 million visitors. Her adventures have featured in BBC, Conde Nast, The Guardian, BA High Flying Magazine and she has been interviewed by Clare Balding for BBC R4 ?Ramblings?, to name a few. Her debut book, iThree Stripes Southi (Bradt, 2021), won the Shextre Book Award and was nominated for the TGO Outdoor Book Award. Her second book, iGather: How to build a mission-driven online communityi (Post Hill Press), will be published in early 2023.























