Can you imagine traveling around the world without the use of any motorized transport? Now imagine doing that with three small children.
Katmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Traveling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of a challenge.
But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine Schworer-Ammaun are on a mission to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and spreading such ideas,” Schworer told CNN. “We want to help people cope [who are] affected by global warming and inspiring children for the future.”
In Katmandu recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region (Schworer also climbed Everest, although he didn’t reach the summit), the intrepid couple told CNN that they want to show it is possible to travel through all the world’s climate zones using just human-power and the forces of nature…
Posted by: Manesh Shrestha, for CNN
Date: June 9, 2010