Today those ”old ways” are preserved more for the benefit of tourists than as a real way of life. Part of my desire to visit the Arctic Circle and the Boreal Forest that surrounds it is that I want to see what is left before it is too late. The grand idea then was to draw together a team of people with similar aims and a broad range of skills.
A co-operative enterprise without profit as its objective, working together to plan and achieve expeditions that are beyond the reach of most individuals.
The members of this ”Sub Zero Crew” need to have the basic survival skills that the environment demands and the early stages of the project will involve training and the building of experience. Beyond it’s key members, this group does not need to have a fixed structure, people with the necessary skills may come and go as their commitments allow. Initially I built good contacts through the excellent ”Bushcraft UK” forum and used courses run for them by ”Bushcraft Expeditions” to firm up my own skills.
During this time I made a good friend in Damian O’Toole, Owner and chief instructor of ”Woodsman Bushcraft” at the time and with his careful organisational skills the Ice Raven project really started to grow wings.
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