A little about me  bushcrafter, climber, developer, dad...

I have always had a passion for wild places and spending time in them. Bushcraft for me is a way of being comfortable and feeling at home in wild places.

As a child the subject for me and my friends came under the heading of 'survival' and books by the likes of Lofty Wiseman and Eddie McGee were high on my Christmas list.

However, survival implied a sense of 'how to get out of this alive', whereas I was in search of 'how can I stay here longer?' When Ray Mears appeared on TV in the early 90's and brought the term bushcraft to my attention, that became my subject of study.

Woodsmoke - June 2003

In 2003 I attended a week long bushcraft course called the Woodlander which was run by Woodsmoke (opens in new tab) in the Lake District, the course was excellent and I'm happy to say I received a distinction.

My learning accelerated from attending the course and later that year took a place on their Abo' course. Over the next few years I consolidated my learning with time spent in remote areas of England and Scotland as well as The Bahamas practicing the skills I had learned.

In 2007 and 2008 I assisted the Woodsmoke (opens in new tab) team on many of their courses, further learning from a different perspective. I have also worked with other UK bushcraft schools including Bushtruck and Dryad Bushcraft. (opens in new tab)