Ben McNutt believes that we should all return to our human roots every once in a while, to remain grounded in ourselves, to master first principles, to move naturally, to think critically and to live in nature.As a wilderness skills instructor and expedition leader, he is recognised as one of the UK’s leading bushcraft and survival experts. He trained as one of Ray Mears’ original apprentices, receiving one of the first antler-handled instructor’s blades in 2000, and has been instructing professionally ever since. Ben holds a bachelors degree in Fine Art, and has employed his artistic talents to illustrated Ray Mears’ internationally bestselling books ‘Bushcraft’ and ‘Essential Bushcraft’. He co-founded Woodsmoke in 2001 and now runs Wild Human Adventures with his partner Deborah Fletcher. Ben has spoken at international seminars, addressing both academic and popular audiences, written for leading magazines, been featured in the national newspapers, guest presented on a number of TV shows, holds the UK’s only CyberTracker level 3 ‘Tracker’ certificate, is a qualified Mountain leader and has advanced first aid qualifications. Ben has helped create cutting edge leadership development training programs and exclusive wilderness retreats, for individual CEO’s and small group top-tier management, in Asia, Africa and Europe. He continues to be a leader in the field of wilderness bushcraft both in the UK and internationally, pioneering new skills sets, crafting concept courses and creating unique remote wilderness expeditions. Ben has designed a number of authentic international trips, each rich in traditional skills; studying the legendary tracking skills of the San bushmen in the Kalahari desert, learning the vanishing heritage of the Penan’s jungle-lore in heart of Borneo and mastering the art of classic winter camping and snowshoeing in the Sub-Arctic and boreal forests of the far North.Specialties: • Professional bushcraft / wilderness skills instructor for over 10 years• Encyclopaedic knowledge of wilderness survival skills• Professional Illustrator• Public Speaker• Experience of working with indigenous peoples• Practised wildlife tracker • Experienced expedition logistics and facilitator• Wilderness medical and first aid skills• Experience of TV presenting • Confident Public Speaker