We have previously discussed the importance of a positive mental attitude in survival. In extreme circumstances, your attitude and mental response to the situation can literally mean the difference between life and death. That’s all very well, we hear you ask, but exactly how do I develop a positive mental attitude? Here are some tips […]
You may have seen the story in this week’s news about a group of Thai teenagers trapped in a cave. The young footballers aged 11-16 along with their coach had entered the The Tham Luang Nang Non cave, a tourist attraction which runs for many kilometres underground in the Chiang Rai province of Thailand. Although […]
May is the time of the year when the landscape really wakes up after winter. There’s some warm sunshine (in between the still heavy rain showers), colourful flowers bloom in the hedgerows, the trees are covering themselves with leaves again and new plants seem to emerge and take over everywhere (why do weeds grow faster […]
Much of Britain was lucky enough this last weekend to have experienced a mini heatwave, the first of the year and a welcome change from the inclement weather of the previous months. The London Marathon is reported to have experienced the hottest temperatures in its history. In a country that simply doesn’t see enough sunshine, […]
The daffodils are budding and bringing hope that another very wet (and unusually cold) British winter is finally on its way out – and that the mud that goes with it might actually dry up a bit so that we don’t get caked in the brown stuff every time we venture outside. Even trips into […]
Wild Survivor Celebrate Remarkable Feedback Offering Essential Survival Training Courses in the Woods of Shropshire From Left to Right; Chris, Ryan, Jay, Dillon and Tony Learning how to survive in the wild can be an amazing personal or team-building experience. In the woods of Shropshire the ex-military veterans of Wild Survivor are offering a wide […]
Google what to wear in winter and you will mostly get pictures of fashion trends. Great if you want to look amazing for your instagram page while you strut down the street to the coffee shop but not helpful for people who actually have worthwhile things to do outdoors in the cold weather, be it […]
Let’s face it, much of Britain is not famed for particularly harsh winters, with our occasional and generally light snowfalls (compared to other countries) nearly always causing chaos. Because of our relatively mild climate and modern luxuries like central heating, many of us never really have to consider survival situations. Yet any one of us […]
For most fitness fanatics, training is generally about building one’s athletic performance, improving one’s physical appearance and staying healthy. For the survivor, however, fitness has a very different meaning – it is about mental and physical endurance, resilience and all round robustness. Whilst a runner may cover many more kilometres a week than a soldier, […]
September is a great month for wild fruits and berries; the sloes from the Blackthorn make great gin, berries from the Elder tree are good for homemade wine and jam and almost everyone is familiar with blackberries, with many a small child (and adult) coming home with purple faces and scratched arms after forays into […]