This is how we build strong kids? One wonders if Carlson denied himself water, food and had horrible blisters and chafing of his groin? He brings shame to the name "grandpa". Last time I checked Navy SEAL type training is reserved for adults who choose it, knowing full well what they're signing on for.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44362965/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.TmA2tWBqIlc
Grandpa accused of forcing boys on brutal Grand Canyon hikes
September 1, 2011
"An Indiana man is accused of forcing his three young grandsons on brutal hikes at the Grand Canyon, beating them, making them walk on ulcerated blisters, denying them food and water and pushing them to run up the trail under the intense sun. Christopher A. Carlson, of Indianapolis, was charged with child abuse...."
and
"....Rangers and passers-by noted the alleged abuse by Carlson against the boys, ages 12, 9 and 8, according to a court documents. One of the hikes down the most popular trail at the Grand Canyon lasted 18 miles last weekend, when temperatures reached up to 108 degrees at Phantom Ranch along the Colorado River. A ranger spotted the group with binoculars on a trail and saw Carlson shoving the oldest boy and whipping him with a rolled up a T-shirt..."
and
"...When asked about the condition of the boys during a hike on Aug. 15, Carlson became defensive, the ranger said. He refused to let the boys cool off in a water fountain and also refused to let the boys eat food the ranger offered..."
and
"...The boys told investigators that they had been hit, pushed, choked, pinched, squeezed and whipped, and had vomited several times when Carlson forced their fingers down their throats....."
more at link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44362965/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.TmA2tWBqIlc
Grandpa accused of forcing boys on brutal Grand Canyon hikes
September 1, 2011
"An Indiana man is accused of forcing his three young grandsons on brutal hikes at the Grand Canyon, beating them, making them walk on ulcerated blisters, denying them food and water and pushing them to run up the trail under the intense sun. Christopher A. Carlson, of Indianapolis, was charged with child abuse...."
and
"....Rangers and passers-by noted the alleged abuse by Carlson against the boys, ages 12, 9 and 8, according to a court documents. One of the hikes down the most popular trail at the Grand Canyon lasted 18 miles last weekend, when temperatures reached up to 108 degrees at Phantom Ranch along the Colorado River. A ranger spotted the group with binoculars on a trail and saw Carlson shoving the oldest boy and whipping him with a rolled up a T-shirt..."
and
"...When asked about the condition of the boys during a hike on Aug. 15, Carlson became defensive, the ranger said. He refused to let the boys cool off in a water fountain and also refused to let the boys eat food the ranger offered..."
and
"...The boys told investigators that they had been hit, pushed, choked, pinched, squeezed and whipped, and had vomited several times when Carlson forced their fingers down their throats....."
more at link