The Survival Handbook

Colin Towell

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03 March 2020

Extreme sports; Outdoor survival skills

The no-nonsense visual guide to camping, wilderness, and outdoor survival skills in a handy format

Take on the toughest challenges that nature can throw at you with the ultimate visual guide to camping, wilderness, and outdoor survival skills.

Written by Colin Towell, an ex-SAS Combat Survival Instructor, The Survival Handbook is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, camping essentials, and advice on how to improvise, survive, and get found - on land or at sea.

Combining proven, no-nonsense military survival skills with ingenious bushcraft techniques, specially commissioned illustrations and accessible step-by-step instructions show you how to survive in the wild. Learn how to plan your expedition, how to make a fire, and how to build a shelter, and everything you need to know about wild food and natural dangers.

Revel in inspirational real-life survival stories and be prepared for every outdoor situation. From survival basics, such as finding water and catching fish, to extreme survival situations including being adrift at sea or lost in the jungle, The Survival Handbook will steer you through life's toughest adventures in the world's harshest climates.

Whether you are preparing for a camping trip, or going further afield, The Survival Handbook is a perfect guide to the great outdoors in a handy size to pack.

By: Colin Towell
Imprint: DK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 549g
ISBN: 9780241437483
ISBN 10: 0241437482
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 03 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colin Towell joined the Royal Navy in 1977, qualifying as a Combat Survival Instructor with 22 Regiment SAS. As well as seeing active service, he has spent over 30 years teaching land, sea, desert, jungle, and cold-weather survival skills to UK Army, Navy, Royal Marines, and Air Force personnel. Colin also provided survival support for Sir Richard Branson's balloon global circumnavigation attempts. His most recent book is DK's 9+ publication Survival for Beginners.

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The Survival Handbook

Colin Towell

$22.99

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