Benefits of Wild Edibles by Bethany Staffieri Foraging for wild food is an ancient practice. Our forefathers knew this practice to be a direct physical connection to the Earth. A connection that brings a person to the deepest appreciation and understanding of the natural world. Benefits of Wild Edibles Today’s modern lifestyle interrupts this foraging tradition […]
Mark Wienert Professional Survival Instructor
Mark Wienert. Wilderness Survival Instructor since 1994. I began Lifesong Wilderness Adventures in 1994. Soon after operating a Logging business for 20 years in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. During that time I lived near Yosemite National Park where I developed skills in rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, and snow camping. Mark Wienert Professional Survival Instructor […]
Panic, the Back Country Killer!
Panic. What is it? Panic is the body’s built-in alarm system to the threat of danger. shallow breathing racing heart hyperventilation dilated pupils sweaty forehead hand tremors In a crisis, these symptoms will develop faster than you can say, “I want my Mommy.” According to Mark Jenkins’ writer for Backpacker Magazine, “There’s a backcountry killer on […]
Lesser Man vs. Wild
There were many good reasons against tackling a foolhardy outdoor adventure in the middle of the winter on the Oregon coast. There was only one reason for: Bear Grylls BY KEVIN MAX Lesser Man vs. Wild The past forty-eight hours were different shades of wet masquerading as day and night on the Oregon coast. Best […]