This has been our longest episode to date! We sit down and dissect some our favourite outdoor and bushcraft films, discussing the accuracies and inaccuracies of the films plot line.

Cast Away, Into the Wild and The Revenant are three very different movies but all have one thing in common, they paint a beautiful picture of the worlds they are set in, and suck us into their narrative, following three individuals... two who are trying to get home... and one who is trying to escape it.

The Movie Episode: TBF Episode 44

My guest this week is Trustin Timber, the Canadian log cabin builder we all like to watch on YouTube. We discuss lots of things, including how he left the corporate world to go and live the life he does. We talk about honing your craft, learning from your mistakes and embracing the process

Trustin Timber: TBF Episode 46

We are back folks! A new season of Trial by Fire is underway.
My guest today is Kim Krohn, a very interesting guy, biologist and winner of Alone in Denmark. We talk about isolation, self sufficiency and the ability to listen to natures clues around you.

You can check out Kims comapany at https://vedbaalet.dk/

He is trained in everything from bushcraft skills, to mental coaching, neuropsychology to name but a few. enjoy the show

Isolation with Kim Krohn: TBF Episode 47

This weeks episode is probably one of my favorite conversations in a long time. Jeremias and I sat down with Toby Cowern, whom jeremias has worked with in the past. A great conversation about mindfulness, psychology, the positive impact of nature on our brains, preparedness and survival courses. It’s jammed!

you can find more information about Tobys work at the following links
www.hellonature.se
https://www.patreon.com/resiliencehub
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVEZ8nWRJ0M07WHCSa9UlRA

Baseline with Toby Cowern: TBF Episode 50

This week I'm talking to Peyman, one half of the duo known as Nomads Trails. Matilda and Peyman have been peddling around the world for the last 3.5 years and there’s no sign of them stopping any time soon. A really interesting guy and a great deal of insight about our connection to nature and the power of using our own engines to get out and explore.

https://nomadstrails.com/
https://www.patreon.com/nomadstrails
https://www.instagram.com/nomadstrails/

Cycling the World with Nomads Trails: TBF Episode 51

Merry Christmas from all of us at Trial by Fire. This week we're coming to you with a great interview with Erik Rudels. Erik is one of the course leaders at the Finnish Outdoor Academy where Jeremias studied.

We're talking about leadership, what makes a good leader, what makes a bad one, and how can we learn to be strong leaders and good decision makers.

Check out The Finnish Outdoor Academy here
https://kvarnen.fi/utbildningar/outdoor-academy/
and follow them on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/outdooracademyfinland/

Leadership with Erik Rudels: TBF Episode 52

This one was a wild card! we spoke to documentary maker and photographer Spike Johnson about narratives! finding a story, being vulnerable and taking the time needed to tell a compelling story. Instagram, selling your work, finding your style... a super interesting conversation. 

Spike has amazing resources available for free online about building a freelance career which you can download at 
https://www.spikejohnson.co.uk/building-a-freelance-career

Compelling Narratives and Building a Freelance Career: TBF Episode 54 with Spike Johnson

This week we're talking to Elle Nikishkova. Outdoor chef, wild forager and mushroom expert. We talk about the rebellious nature of foraging, overcoming your fear of wild edibles, and some hints and tips for the coming season

Wild Food with Elle Nikishkova: TBF Episode 56

This week we are once again joined by our friend Jamie Dakota of Howl Bushcraft. We got a chance to talk about some concepts we'd be discussing in conversations and decided we wanted to do a podcast on it. Jamie talks about his teaching methods and we go into some ideas on facilitation, imposter syndrome, and imparting an appreciation for nature.

On Teaching with Jamie Dakota: TBF Episode 57

This week we're talking to Paul Kirtley. A man who needs no introduction, Paul has been one of the most prominent and outspoken voices in the Bushcraft scene for many years. We had the pleasure of bending his ear on some topics we've been thinking about such as the role of social media in bushcraft, being authentic about capturing your journey and how to improve your skills and learning.

Checkout out pauls talk at the last bushcraft symposium herehttps://youtu.be/t5X0QO5zw_o

His company, Frontier Bushcraft can be found herehttps://frontierbushcraft.com/

Info on the next global bushcraft symposium can be found herehttps://globalbushcraftsymposium2022.com/

Paul Kirtley: TBF Episode 58

Our guest today is Taneli Roininen, a Finn who has spent the last number of years cycling thousands of kilometres across the world. His latest endeavor has found him at the helm of a massive project in the Arctic region, connecting and mapping over 3000km of cycling and forest gravel road trails for the public to enjoy. 

We talk cycle touring vs bikepacking and how it differs from traditional hiking. Where the road meets with wilderness survival skills, as well as how to get into the world of bikepacking and start your first adventure.

You can find all the new Arctic cycle routes at https://www.bikeland.fi/en/arcticbycycle

and follow Taneli's Instagram here
www.instagram.com/gonebikefishing/

Bikepacking with Taneli Roininen: TBF Episode 59

This week I'm joined by Ali Milne. Ali has set up a womens social hiking club called the Out Out Club in Ireland and is the founder of Mindfule, a company dedicated to exploring the relationship between our food and our minds
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We talk about the social and mental benefits of hiking, the empowerment of trying new things and of course, our connection to food in nature

Hiking with Ali Milne: TBF Episode 60

New to Trial by Fire, We're coming to you every Wednesday with news articles, discussions, opinions, reviews or anything else that you guys can think of!

This week we're discussing an article that appeared in Outside magazine this week regarding two hikers that got lost in New Hampshire and had to call in mountain rescue services. The hikers were subsequently fined for wasting rescue services resources due to their own negligence.

What should we be doing to be more prepared on day hikes. What would you have done differently? Let us know in the comments!

TBF Wednesday Briefing 14.09.22

This week we got a chance to talk to Joe Flowers, a world renowned knife designer, expedition leader and explorer. Joe's work can be seen in many of the knife designs of Condor and Tops Knives, and his school Bushcraft Global, lead jungle expeditions. He has also spent time with native tribes, learning from them and working with them, and he is also a zoologist and etymologist.

It was a real pleasure to talk tools with Joe, and we talk about life in the jungle, inspiration for his work, and how he ended up where he is today.

you can find his work at
https://bushcraftglobal.com/

Joe Flowers: TBF Episode 61

Welcome to our Wednesday briefing. Today we are talking about something hot off the press. Yvon Chouinard has sold Patagonia to an Environmental trust fund and has vowed to donate $100m a year to environmental causes. But how effective is this in reality?

We're discussing company greenwashing, sustainability measures in the outdoors and what we can be doing ourselves to be a bit more aware of our impact on nature

TBF Wednesday Briefing 21.09.22

this week we're discussing Happy People, a documentary film based in the Russian Taiga, which follows a group of trappers as they live their lives throughout the four seasons of the year.

We discuss sustainable living, self reliance and Seasonal adjustment.
you can watch the documentary here
https://youtu.be/fbhPIK-oBvA

TBF Wednesday Briefing 28.09.22

Have you ever wanted to know how to navigate yourself using the signs the nature shows us. If you have the tools and the skillset, you can navigate any terrain on the planet. From the desert to the city and everything in between.

Our guest today is Tristan Gooley, one of my favourite authors. World traveller, author, and natural navigator, Tristan has spent his career learning to interpret the signs that lay invisible to most of us.

An absolutely fascinating conversation that I hope you will enjoy

Tristan Gooley: TBF Episode 62

welcome to this weeks briefing! Today we are answering some of the comments from last weeks episode about the Happy People documentary. We're discussing finding fulfilment in work, adjusting to the seasons and the concept of "Wintering"

We end the episode with a sneak preview of the new Patreon content we're going to be rolling out this year!

TBF Wednesday Briefing 05.10.22

This week Jeremias and I make a somewhat small attempt and defining bushcraft and bushcraft skills, and what that means. We discuss peripheral skills outside of that remit and how they can inform and round out our knowledge and skillset in the outdoors. Cooking, hunting, fishing, leadership skills... blacksmithing... whatever it may be.

TBF Wednesday Briefing 11.10.22

today we are discussing sloyd. the subject of crafts and skills that are so important to the nordic household, and are taught in school for a very young age. but how can this skillset round out our outdoor skillset and what does it have to offer when we are in the woods?

We discuss some elements of last weeks episode also, and we reference this video which is a great source to talk about our skillset
https://youtu.be/VxvVfgx9PBU

TBF Wednesday Briefing 19.10.22

today we're talking about clothing. It's role in society as a signifier but also as a protective tool against the elements, allowing us to go further and higher and deeper into the wild. We are the only animals on the planet that wear clothing. today we discuss clothing in the outdoors and what it means to us.

TBF Wednesday Briefing 26.10.22

Survival reality shows? Love em or hate em? what do they bring to the outdoor community? These are some of the questions Jeremias and I tackle on this weeks show. 

We discuss the series Alone, and what drives people to sign up, or quit, as well as some other really bizarre examples of other shows that have aired over the years.

This episode was inspired by this article on Outside 
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/small-game-blair-braverman-excerpt/

Our friends at Journeyman Handcrafts just launched a new website which you should check out here!
https://journeymanhandcraft.com/

TBF Wednesday Briefing 02.11.22

Welcome to a new week of Trial by Fire. Jeremias attended a ski making course over the weekend and I pick his brain into the process involved. We also touch on some more feedback from our last few episodes regarding clothing and trusting your own experience

TBF Wednesday Briefing 09.11.22

Our guest today is Charlie Walker, a British writer, explorer and journalists who has spent the last decade travelling to the four corners of the globe, including a 43,000-mile bicycle journey through Europe, Asia and Africa, across Mongolia by horse and most recently, walking across Siberia. A journey that was cut short by the invasion of Ukraine. We got the chance to talk to Charlie about this most recent event, and his trouble with Russian authorities, as well as discussing the role of explorers in the 21st century, and how our desire to travel to these remote places impacts our ability to protect them.  We also discuss journalism, and the influence of the Climate Crisis.

Make sure to grab Charlies books on his website 
https://www.cwexplore.com/store/p5/The_whole_saga.html

Charlie Walker: TBF Episode 63

Welcome to this weeks briefing. this week we're looking back at our Charlie Walker interview, having had time to digest it a little, we speak about what resonated with us. 

We also discuss Kit envy and using what you have, in relation to bikepacking, after I spent the weekend getting my kit hammered on rough terrain.

We talk about Howl Bushcraft and their upcoming experience course
https://www.howlbushcraft.com/experiences/borealis-swedish-winterland

TBF Wednesday Briefing 23.11.22

With such uncertain times upon us, and with the coming winter showing threat of rocketing energy prices and potential power outages, we thought it was a good time to look at how we can all be better prepared in the home for short term disruptions.

Our guest today is Toby Cowern an expert in urban preparedness and survival to talk to him about the thing we should be thinking about to keep our homes well prepared.

https://www.theorganicprepper.com/tc-7-pillars-urban-preparedness/
https://patreon.com/resiliencehub

Toby Cowern: TBF Episode 64

Todays episode will the last for the foreseeable future in this format. This is due to taxing time requirements and right now, working as a self-employed person, the hours in the day are tougher to keep track of more than ever! But we will continue to produce content, including the knowledge hub episodes, as well as articles and recommendations each week. So If you want to stick with us, then I would love you to come join us on there!

Today we're talking about modern kit and tools, and how advancements in our stuff is inhibiting our ability to understand how it works, or repair it without the need for specialised tools or knowledge. How does understanding how your equipment works enrich your relationship to it?

Farewell For Now: TBF Wednesday Briefing 07.12.22

This week Padraig is flying solo with Joe on holidays with his family. We have an interview with a good friend of the show Ciaran Nugent who is a forester here in Ireland. We talk about getting back to our roots and into the forest. The history of woodlands here in Ireland and the UK and what does the future look like for our countries forests

To the woods : TBF Episode 20

After a long hiatus I managed to get an episode together. With the winter season coming in, the conversation revolves around how we can up the game and build on our knowledge base. We also have an interview with Lars Nyhuus, winner of Alone series 2 in Denmark

Lars Nyhuus: TBF Episode 39

Greetings from the North. This week I had the opportunity to talk to two great photographers. We discuss brands and clothing, frostbite and eagles!

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