Don Russell

Exploring the Sierra Cabrera: Cerro de los Lugares...
Just outside Cortijo Cabrera, on the road to La Fuente del Rayo in the Spanish province of Almería, there’s an incredible place that’s...
Garrucha, Spain: A Holiday Destination with a Heart
Garrucha is primarily a small fishing village and an industrial port in the east of the province of Almería in southern Spain, making it an...
The Benefit in Doing Sit-Ups for the Wilderness...
Most people think that if they do lots of sit-ups, then they’ll get a six-pack and lose weight. Sadly this is not the case. Then why do...
A Walk on the Cool Side
I had just returned from spending a few weeks in the winter warmth of Andalucía when I received a call from a good friend asking me if I fancied a...
Not All Who Wander Are Lost!
There certainly isn’t a shortage of books on overland navigation; however, there does seem to be a shortage of books that start at the beginning...
A Few Tips on How to Stay Safe During a Natural...
In part 1, we looked at our ditch bag and what to put in it. That’s only half of it; now we need to look at what to do and where to go. There are...
A Few Tips on How to Stay Safe During a Natural...
by Don Russell, In the aftermath of ‘Superstorm Sandy’, sad news of the loss of life filters through; what makes it even worse is the fact that...
Winter Skills – It’s the Little Things!
For those of us who adventure in the northern temperate zone, now’s the time that we need to start looking at taking slightly different gear with...
The Modern Solution to a Very Old Problem? It’s a...
I do a fair bit of travelling with my job and I consider myself lucky that I can look on every trip as a mini adventure. During the past few...
Combat Survival: Domestic, Tracker and Attack Dogs
In a combat survival situation domestic, tracker and attack dogs present an extremely serious threat to the evader that has to be addressed. In this...
Outdoor Food. Surely Not That Old Chestnut Again!
Over the years the topic of outdoor food has been well aired, and not without good reason. When out for a day, most of us just take some form of...
Scuba! It’s a Gas
Scuba diving is great fun, so do we really need to look at all the technical stuff? The answer to that is without doubt ‘Yes’, if for no other...
Rabbit. How to Deal With It When You’ve Caught...
When people picture themselves in a survival situation, the image normally depicts them sitting by a fire with a rabbit on a spit. That’s...
Multi-tools. Are They Really Any Good?
This is always a hot topic among adventurers. Some say that they’re great, some say that they’re a gimmick and some don’t say much at all on...
Are Knives, Axes and Firearms Really a Bad Thing for...
Are we taking the easy way out by banning youngsters from having knives, using firearms, starting fires, making traps and the suchlike just to make...
Could a Combat Survival Course be Beneficial to the...
When asked, the vast majority associate combat survival training with the military and see very little use for it outside of its obvious use. Many of...