Monday, May 7, 2012

Bow To Your Sensei: Ray Mears

If you were to ask the typical American who the most knowledgeable and skillful survivalist is, you would most likely be given back 4 names.

  • Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild)
  • Les Stroud (Survivorman)
  • David Canterbury or Cody Lundin (Dual Survival)
I will whole heartedly agree that these individuals possess a wealth of skill and knowledge that would surpass me and the average bushcrafter hobbiest by miles. However, I will disagree that any of those men are the best at taming mother nature. This is simply because none of these men hold a candle to the great Ray Mears. 

Ray Mears is a largely popular TV personality in the U.K. He is the leader of Woodlore (a prestigious bushcrafting academy), hosted a wide variety of bushcrafting/survival shows, and even trained military personnel on how to stay alive in the wild. Watching Ray work in the woods, to me, is like watching Van Gogh or Monet paint. This guy knows his stuff. Please enjoy the video below of the wonderful work of Ray Mears!


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