Abstract

Wold explores how the Norwegian pedagogical tradition of friluftsliv offers resources for building a more nature-friendly society. Emphasizing the human encounter with nature, he introduces the concepts of “non-conventional goals” and “ferd,” which are identified with mountaineering philosophers in Norway whose long-distance journeys provide insight into the friluftsliv pedagogy and lifestyle. In this context, notions of “free nature,” duration, and reflection are crucial. While admitting that the friluftsliv project has been criticized for being elitist or naïve, Wold argues that it provides an important pedagogical impetus for a deeper love of nature.