Wilderness guide gets the same question repeatedly: He wants Danes out of their comfort zone now.

Wilderness guide gets the same questions over and over again: Now he wants Danes out of their comfort zone

We are almost used to not noticing nature, thinks Kristian Jersing from 'Alone in the Wilderness'.

Kristian Jersing made it all the way to the final of the program 'Alone in the Wilderness'. (© (c) DR)

By Anders Dall ([email protected]) 14 minutes ago

It's not because Kristian Jersing doesn't feel it. The feeling lives in us all. The pleasure of buying something fancy gear or clothing to feel ready to go out into nature.

But in essence, you don't need to deck yourself out with the latest outdoor gear, if you want to sleep in the forest or explore nature.

That's what outdoor guide, wilderness guide, and speaker Kristian Jersing, who is probably best known as a participant in the program 'Alone in the Wilderness', thinks, who most people might know as a participant in the program 'Alone in the Wilderness'.

Read also: Five minutes into the program, Kristian suddenly ate poop ( https://www.dr.dk/det-bedste-fra-dr/fem-minutter-inde-i-programmet-spiste-kristian-pludselig-lort )

In an article in Politiken ( https://politiken.dk/debat/debatindlaeg/art10457856/Jersing-fra-%E2%80%99Alene-i-Vildmarken%E2%80%99-Det-f%C3%B8les-farligt-at-fryse-v%C3%A6re-sulten-og-kede-sig-n%C3%A5r-man-altid-har-haft-det-bl%C3%B8dt-varmt-og-travlt ) argues that "we live in a time when outdoor life has been professionalized and packaged into performance and gear".

But in most cases, Danes already have what is needed at home to throw themselves into outdoor life.

- A sweater, a blanket, a sleeping bag, a hat, simple food and maybe a presentation, he writes in Politiken.

Kristian Jersing is an outdoor guide, wilderness guide, and speaker, but most people know him as a participant in the program 'Alone in the Wilderness'. (© (c) DR)

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There has been gear sport in it

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Kristian Jersing experiences that there has been decided gear sport in it, before one even dares to take on outdoor life at home.

It is in very gear-based questions that land in the outdoor guide's inbox. Such has been the case both before and after his participation in 'Alone in the Wilderness' he tells P1 Morgen.

- People have lost contact with themselves in the form of being in a comfort zone all day and almost stopped noticing anything, so they ask instead of going out and freezing a little and noticing "oh, I need a blanket", he says.

Therefore, he also answers people that it's not about buying new things, but simply about getting out.

- You have it all lying there at home. That's the point. You shouldn't start buying and be completely ready with 3,500 to 4,000 kroner worth of gear, he says.

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It must not become too mysterious

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In a world full of rules, good advice, and advice, Kristian Jersing experiences that it can feel completely rebellious just to follow one's own intuition, when one goes out into nature.

Even though more and more in recent years have used the many shelters that are around the country, Kristian Jersing would like to see even more out in nature.

And a place to start is to demystify, that it requires a lot of gear first.

- We should help each other to not make outdoor life mysterious. I saw, you could sign up for an outdoor life course, and then it takes a day, and you have to show up with these 15 things to be with. I think that's a wrong way. It feels weak. I'm glad that people use nature, and now the shelters are completely overbooked, he says to P1 Morgen.

You can hear the whole interview with Kristian Jersing here:

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