 During a month-long study tour of England in 1909, he spent three days in London with Baden-Powell.Following this meeting he set up the German Scout movement, writing the book ""Das Pfadfinderbuch"", (the Scouting book)., with Maximilian Bayer.In January 1909 "Jugendsport in Wald und Feld", a club to promote Scouting in Germany, was founded.