River crossings on the Applied Bushcraft course

Earlier this week, Steve from the Woodlore offices went with Ray to visit our brand new Applied Bushcraft course in Wales. Arriving on the Monday night, they awoke to join the students for the day’s task – river crossings.

The first part of the task involved wading across running water with the help of a staff. After a demonstration from course leader Paul Kirtley, the students got stuck in, two-by-two, carefully edging their way across the river.

Once everyone had made it across the river and back, the group moved upstream to deeper waters. Here, instructor Dan Hume demonstrated how best to cross the river when wearing a rucksack, using the bag’s buoyancy to his advantage. Again, after the demonstration, it was the students’ turn to cross.