High Adventure Treks

This success is achieved through providing the opportunity for father/daughter interaction within the context of community based and wilderness activities. HATS encourages girls to accomplish feats that they previously thought unattainable. By working closely with their fathers to meet these challenges, girls develop self-reliance, responsibility,... teamwork, confidence, compassion, strength of conviction, and a strong sense of self determination. Kipp Murray started High Adventure Treks (HATS) for Dads and Daughters in 1996 with his daughter Megan, and established the organization as a Texas non-profit corporation in 2001. HATS is a proactive organization because it is purposely designed for girls in their early teens, to address possible problems or pressures before they arrise. The HATS program offers community-based outdoor education in conjunction with high-adventure activities, such as canoeing, rock-climbing, ropes courses, horseback riding, orienteering, and wilderness camping for fathers and daughters. Challenge and adventure lead to renewal and commitment. When dads and daughters experience the unparalleled beauty of a sunset on a mountain peak or struggle together to climb the craggy face of a rocky cliff or take in the brightest stars on a cold clear night sky; they not only encounter the wonders of nature, but they achieve a deeper understanding of themselves and the true meaning of "dad and daughter. HATS provides creative instruction and preparation, and ultimately hands-on participation to fathers and daughters in high adventure settings. Participants gain self-knowledge, leadership skills, and confidence to try new and challenging outdoor activities, and most importantly, they learn to rely on each other in challenges as well as in successesother in challenges as well as in successes. kipp and megan use this one resizedRead More