06/19/2017
do you know him guys??
he's Mors kochanski. He is a Canadian bushcraft and wilderness survival instructor, naturalist and author. He has acquired an international following and has instructed for both military and civilians in Canada, the US, the UK and Sweden. He is well known for saying "The more you know, the less you carry"
Professional career :
From that point on, he resolved to become a specialist in outdoor subjects, specialising in wilderness living skills and the lifestyles of wilderness peoples. However, Mors had many different jobs, before he found his opportunity to become an instructor. These include:
⢠Draughtsman - Updating the street plans of the City of Prince Albert after the installation of gas mains. ⢠Concrete Technician - Construction of water-excluding cribbing for a potash mine. ⢠Geologist Assistant - At an engineering firm, searching for an optimal location for a potash mine and exploring the feasibility of a solution mining approach in Saskatchewan. ⢠Engineering Technician - Involving a potash solution mine project. ⢠Surveyor - For the construction of roads in Saskatchewan. ⢠Social Worker
It was also around this time that he received a pilotâs license.
Instructor career
In 1968, Blue Lake Centre (near Hinton, Alberta) began operating outdoor education programs. Mors, now 28 years of age, offered his services. At the same time, he met his friend and mentor, Tom Roycraft. At the time, Tom was the senior civilian survival instructor at a Department of National Defense survival school.
During the 1970s Mors became an associate professor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Physical Education, editor of the magazine âAlberta Wilderness Arts and Recreationâ and performed freelance work for various agencies.
In 1986, he was approached to write a book on survival and wilderness skills for the Canadian boreal forests which was originally titled âNorthern Bushcraftâ. The book became a Canadian bestseller. The original title 'Northern Bushcraft' was in reference to an earlier publication 'Bushcraft' by Richard Harry Graves, which covered survival and wilderness living skills in the Australian environment. Eventually, the publishers later shortened the title to 'Bushcraft'.
