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The Paul Kirtley Podcast

Paul Kirtley

The Paul Kirtley Podcast concentrates on bushcraft, survival skills and wilderness adventures. Paul Kirtley is a renowned bushcraft instructor, canoe leader and outdoor guide. He owns and runs Frontier Bushcraft. In addition to sharing his own experience on these podcasts, Paul regularly hosts other outdoor experts as guests, so you get a wide range of in-depth know-how that will enhance your outdoor life.

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  • 63 episodes
  • Updated June 25

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  • Feb 25, 2020 · 2 hr 30 min

    Paul Kirtley Podcast 51: Cliff Jacobson - Skills Are More Important Than Things

    Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is an outdoor skills instructor and a professional outfitter and guide, a canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on canoeing and camping. In 2003 the American Canoe Association presented Cliff with the Legends of Paddling Award and inducted him into the ACA Hall of Fame. In 2009 Cliff was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America. Canoeing, camping and sharing his experience has been a lifelong passion for Cliff. He seems to have paddled every river in North America, certainly in Canada. His wilderness experience is massive and the relevance of the conversation this podcast goes far beyond the context of canoe tripping.

  • Feb 13, 2020 · 1 hr 47 min

    Paul Kirtley Podcast 50: Les Hiddins, The Bush Tucker Man

    Major Les Hiddins became well known through his ABC TV series "The Bush Tucker Man". In 1980 Les had received a Defence Fellowship to research survival in northern Australia and looked heavily into traditional bush foods, with the help and cooperation of Indigenous communities. His work was compiled and used by the Australian military in various forms, including the clever idea of "snack maps". Les later included bush tucker information in his Bush Tucker Field guide, as well as Explore Wild Australia, and now on his Bush Tucker Man website. Major Hiddins was the principal author of the Australian Army's military survival manual, published in 1987. Les retired from the Australian Regular Army in 1989 with the rank of Major. In addition to his TV work and writing, he continued to work with the Australian Army Reserve until 2001, working with Indigenous Australian communities in northern Australia. He is still actively researching and sharing his information and we get into this and a whole lot more in this podcast episode….

  • Jan 15, 2020 · 2 hr 3 min

    Paul Kirtley Podcast 49: Gordon Dedman On Australian Bushcraft And Survival

    Gordon Dedman is a former member of the Australian Army 1st Commando Regiment and is currently a survival instructor in NORFORCE, an Australian Army Regional Surveillance Unit, which conducts patrols in remote wilderness areas of northern Australia, working closely with Aboriginal communities. Gordon provides civilian training in Australia through his school Bushcraft Survival Australia. In addition, Gordon works seasonally as a tour guide in Kakadu National Park. In this podcast we discuss Gordon's experiences and work, and get into detail on bushcraft and survival in Australia.

  • Oct 22, 2019 · 2 hr 7 min

    Paul Kirtley Podcast 48: Bruce Zawalsky On Canadian Wilderness Survival

    Bruce Zawalsky is a professional wilderness survival instructor and author, with over 25 years of experience as an outdoor educator. He teaches survival courses, wildlife and bear awareness courses as well as wilderness navigation. Here in PK Podcast 48, Bruce talks with me about all these subjects and more, which have much wider application than just in his native Canada...

  • Jul 28, 2019 · 1 hr 43 min

    Paul Kirtley Podcast 44: John Hudson, UK Military's Chief Survival Instructor

    John Hudson, Chief Instructor at the UK military's Defence SERE Training Organisation, joins me in conversation on the Paul Kirtley Podcast. Originally an RAF helicopter pilot and now the survival instructor responsible for training all the survival instructors in the UK military, John is the real deal when it comes to survival training and advice. In the civilian world John's expertise has been called on for Discovery Channel TV show Dude You're Screwed as well as other projects. He has laid down some key principles we can all apply to our lives in his book How To Survive: Lessons For Everyday Life From The Extreme World. In this podcast we talk about all this and more, including which survival myths need killing once and for all...