Hi, I'm new here, and it's already struck me that people are cheerfully chatting about building fires and leaving fire rings, cutting vegetation for shelters and bedding, and generally impacting their environment. Pretty much what I was used to from living in South Africa.
I then made a couple of seaches for Leave No Trace, and couldn't really find any discussion about it on the forums.
So ... do you know about this outdoor ethic/philosophy, and if so, what do you think about Leave No Trace?
For those who might not be familiar with it, visit
http://www.lnt.org/programs/lnt7/index.html
I was surprised the first time I was out with Americans who had trained in LNT. No campfire - what was the point of camping, I wondered? - and in the morning, the leaves were fluffed back up.
At first I thought it silly and a bit fanatical, but when I saw the difference it made to the environment (there really was just about no sign that people had ever passed that way) I was won over.
Is there something similar in Europe? And how is it taught?
I then made a couple of seaches for Leave No Trace, and couldn't really find any discussion about it on the forums.
So ... do you know about this outdoor ethic/philosophy, and if so, what do you think about Leave No Trace?
For those who might not be familiar with it, visit
http://www.lnt.org/programs/lnt7/index.html
I was surprised the first time I was out with Americans who had trained in LNT. No campfire - what was the point of camping, I wondered? - and in the morning, the leaves were fluffed back up.
At first I thought it silly and a bit fanatical, but when I saw the difference it made to the environment (there really was just about no sign that people had ever passed that way) I was won over.
Is there something similar in Europe? And how is it taught?