Our late founder, Lyndsay Simpkin, mentioned the above quote in one of his regular newsletters … 14 years ago! For better or worse, it is still true. Lynsday continued:

“This reminds me that our work is important on many different levels. In his book, Last Child in the Woods, author Richard Louv coined the term ‘nature-deficit disorder’ to describe the consequences of separating children from the natural world.

“At Adventure Specialties Trust, we have long believed in the importance of reconnecting our sometimes-nature-deficient young people with the outdoors and providing them with the time, place and space to explore deeper feelings and issues.”

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Glenda (co-founder of Adventure Specialties with her husband, Lyndsay) gives the captions to these photos:

“Photo 1 looks like a Henderson high school journey programme with Joy Mentzer and Lyndsay instructing. The photo must have been taken before they took off as Lyns is holding our son, Tim. So that would have been 1990. “

“Photo 2 is Lyndsay climbing in the southern alps sometime on the 1980s. Tim Wills might recognise the peak that he is on, as Mt Cook is in the background.”

“Photo 3 looks like Lyns guiding the raft on the Motu river.”

“Photo 4 is of me kissing my catch of the day, a yummy hapuka. Fishing is my happy place!”

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