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"We were safe with Nester. A survival expert
who knows the woods and desert intimately."
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~ Jay
Stowe, Executive Editor, Outside Magazine |
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Ancient Pathways is a wilderness skills company specializing
in desert survival and primitive technology. The focus of
all Ancient Pathways courses is to provide hands-on training
in practical survival skills and outdoor safety techniques.
Our survival courses emphasize direct experience with the
valuable skills you need to take care of yourself in the
wilderness. Tony Nester, who has over 18 years of experience
teaching outdoor survival and guiding wilderness trips,
began the company in 1989. |
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| Tony has instructed
outdoor survival courses for the U.S. Military,
National Park Service, USDA, and for private
corporations. He is also on the adjunct faculty at
Northern Arizona University where he teaches outdoor
survival and primitive technology courses. His main
area of focus is the southwest and he has survival
experience in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Great Basin
Deserts of North America. |
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| Tony has been featured in
numerous
media outlets
including on NBC News, the Travel Channel,
in the New York Times, and in Outside
Magazine. |
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In addition to extensive experience in wilderness survival,
Tony has a BA in anthropology and is nationally certified as
a Wilderness First Responder through the Wilderness Medical
Institute of NOLS. He is the author of
four books on outdoor survival
and is also a well published writer in numerous
magazines such as
Wilderness Way, Backhome, Popular
Woodworking, and Backwoodsman. |
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Tony
Nester, Survival and Wilderness Instructor
specializing in desert survival and primitive
technology. |
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Instructor/Consultant for: |
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Reader's Digest |
National Geographic |
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The Travel Channel |
FOX News |
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Maxim Magazine |
NBC News |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
Discovery Channel |
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Arizona Republic |
Sierra Club |
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Arizona Archeological Site Stewards |
Outside Magazine |
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Museum of Northern Arizona |
Ojibwa Indian Tribe |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) |
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