For my senior project, I will be discovering and researching the effects of sustainability on the world of adventure sports. Throughout my young life, adventure sports have been an integral part of who I am. For as long as I can remember, being outside participating in activities, whether it was running, biking, or hiking has been so extremely important to me. As I’ve grown older, I have become much more aware of the impact these activities have on the environment. Every single one of these activities has a tremendous footprint on the nature around us and I could not help but think more and more about my contribution to that footprint. 

Nature is the main ingredient in the lifestyle that is adventure sports and to participate in those sports is to make a lasting impact on the environment around us. For the actual project, I am going to split up the six weeks of senior project into three separate activities spanning two weeks each. While doing these activities, I am going to be making a podcast incorporating interviews documenting my experiences with these activities in regards to sustainability which will also satisfy the academic requirement bucket for the senior project. The three activities I am choosing for the two week increments will be cycling, hiking/camping and rock climbing. These three sports will help add a dynamic aspect to my project spanning many different aspects of adventure sports and the impact it has on the world around us. For the final podcast, I want to show to people the impact that each of these activites has on nature and how we can better conduct ourselves in regards to sustainability while participating in these activities. I also want to talk to various professionals within this community in order to incorporate their take on this issue within their profession.