{"id":7054,"date":"2022-03-01T20:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.30.207.235\/terra-project-phase-ii-a-day-of-nordic-walking\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T10:15:53","slug":"terra-project-phase-ii-a-day-of-nordic-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/terra-project-phase-ii-a-day-of-nordic-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"TERRA PROJECT PHASE II: A DAY OF NORDIC WALKING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The first activity of the second phase of Terra Project, the sustainable project by FOOTDISTRICT and Nike ACG in collaboration with Ocean52, took place on Saturday, February 5th. A day of Nordic walking in Madrid\u2019s Sierra Norte in which both organisation and participants were able to enjoy and take care of the environment while learning first-hand about the importance of the water cycle.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-02.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Change of plans with the same result<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially planned as an ascent on snowshoes following the bed of the Lozoya River, the absence of snow changed the equipment, but not <\/span><strong>the objective: to learn more about the water cycle around the Pinilla reserve, in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And we did it with the only help of walking poles and our desire to do our part for the conservation and care of our ecosystems.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, after a brief breakfast at the Ciclo Lodge mountain hotel, the participants set off for the Puerto de Navafr\u00eda, on the border between the Community of Madrid and Castilla y Le\u00f3n. A<\/span><strong>ccompanied by the extreme sportsman and adventurer Antonio de la Rosa, a circular route began and ended at the Puerto de Navafr\u00eda<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, passing by places such as the Mirador del Nevero or the Mirador Pe\u00f1a del Cuervo, always with a spectacular view of the <\/span><strong>Sierra de Guadarrama and the Lozoya Valley<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-01.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The water cycle, live&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marked absence of snow, which is unusual at this time of year, gives us an idea of the reality of climate change and its impact on our planet&#8217;s ecosystems. For this reason, and despite finding snow in some small mountain areas, t<\/span><strong>he thaw made it possible for us to observe the course of small streams that joined the water cycle<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-05.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a day in which the general tone was finding a path fairly clean of waste, and after a pleasant lunch, we began t<\/span><strong>he cleaning and conservation tasks in the surroundings of the Arroyo de la Fuensanta<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where things changed, and <\/span><strong>in just 25 minutes a total of 24.77 kg of waste was collected<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including plastics, paper and even a small engine and a car bumper.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Terra Project: the planet does not rest&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the launch of this second phase of <\/span><strong>Terra Project<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong>FOOTDISTRICT and Nike ACG<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in collaboration with <\/span><strong>Ocean52<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (remember: the only beverage company that allocates 52% of its profits to ocean conservation), want to deepen <\/span><strong>the need to take a step forward and be an active part in the knowledge and care of the planet through outdoor sports<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Only through a process of deep connection with nature will we be able to understand the need to be more sustainable and respectful of what surrounds us.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-04.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you like to know more? Would you like to be part of the next Terra Project Phase II activities? Visit https:\/\/www.terra-project.footdistrict.com\/ to start reconnecting with what really matters.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-06.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/blog\/marcha-nordica-terra-project-03.jpg\" alt=\"Terra Project - Nordic Walking\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first activity of the second phase of Terra Project, the sustainable project by FOOTDISTRICT and Nike ACG in collaboration with Ocean52, took place on Saturday, February 5th. 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