Nathan Beard is a consultant and trainer in remote first aid, travel safety and security and wilderness bushcraft, helping people thrive in challenging environments.
This eclectic mix of skills has grown from over 10 years as a Bushcraft Instructor, 20 years’ experience in humanitarian work and more than 30 years of international travel. Nathan has operated across tropical and arid regions to mountainous and sub-Arctic settings, as well as politically complex, post-disaster and conflict-affected areas.
A life-long geographer and logistics geek at heart, Nathan loves helping people reconnect with nature and strengthen relationships through his immersive wilderness experiences. He regularly delivers Hostile Environment Awareness Training, to equip participants in a trauma informed inclusive manner, whilst role playing a surprising number of characters. Ask him about Petrov.
Over the last 14 years of Nathan Beard Ventures, Nathan has had the privilege of working with an extraordinary array of people from a broad range of sectors, including humanitarian relief, disaster response, conservation, education, healthcare, think-tanks, faith-based organisations, government and the private sector.
Committed to adventure and personal well being, Nathan can put up a hammock pretty much anywhere and reckons making fire never gets old. Come and chat to him if you want help venturing off the beaten track.
