Staying Alive Cold Kit (SACKit) - Essentials for Survival Susanne Williams 2026-09-26 | Staying Alive Cold Kit (SACKit) - Essentials for Survival
Whitewater season 2023 - Day 4, Day 2 SUP . Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2023-05-09 | Day 4 of 2023 whitewater seasonDay 2 on SUPBody needs about 10 hours to get used to a new environment. In that time, just wholehearted fun.At the end I do it actually standing up!(Sorry no sound. Operator muted mic. Next time better. Great sound!)
Life inside my laavu at -33c. Weeklong arctic bushcraft trip. (Flash hypothermia / procedures ) Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2023-02-26 | Life in my laavu at -33c.An overnighter in these conditions is one thing, and many people do them without any great challenge.Living in it for a week, is another thing altogether.We had one case of flash hypothermia during the temp drop, successfully managed in situ and the bloke went on to have a capital time fullfilling his dream in the Arctic Glisten.Kiitos Topio.Well done Bushcraft UK - Sub Zero Crew. All the 3s!Let me know if you want me to focus on any specific topics in your individual logbook write ups. eg Fire making, aesthetics, iso management, technical skills, snow understanding/skills, shelter, stove management, managing self joy/work/ admin, or whatever you like. I use Dixie Dansercouer book as a baseline/reference.#arcticbushcraft #arcticknowhow #arcticutiseta #unexpectedwisdom #sendaininja #arctic #arcticguide #kittila #levi #topio #dixiedansercoer
Bushcraft Girl shows “The Sixth Tree” and a few other Visual Tracking practices. Just Notice... Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2021-08-11 | “The Sixth Tree” and a few other key Visual Tracking practices / drills. Let’s do it together. Enjoy and as ever...Just Notice.“Der 6e Baum” und andere geile Späher/Pirsch Ubungen.Viel Spass, und wie immer... “Merk’s Dir!”
Staying out of trouble. Learning ground handling with the BGD Seed - 16 May 2021 Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2021-05-16 | ...
Unboxing The Seed - groundhandling paraglider by Bruce Goldsmith. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2021-05-15 | ...
Mutprobe. Courage is a muscle. Work it. Skittery XCD xc downhill ski with BushcraftGirl. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2021-02-18 | Skittery conditions and cross country skis. Like bambi on the ice, except it’s downhill. Timing, pace, rhythm. But first - you have to dream. Skis Salomon XAdv89 Grip. Boots Alpina AlaskaBindings NNN-BC
First ski - 3 Jan 2021. BushcraftGirl is happy touring on Salomon XADV89 “do-it-all” road skis. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2021-01-02 | ...
BushcraftGirl bike/hike scouting in freezy rainy dark - telling stories of ponies & wahnsinnigen. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-12-22 | ...
Otto & Susis holiday on the ice planet Hoth. 4 day ski/tent trek on arctic plateau Hardangervidda. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-12-20 | Star Wars ice planet Hoth was literally filmed in Finse.
Elevation - BushcraftGirl gets into conditioning for winter & tracking in the Alps. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-12-14 | ...
Rope-scouting iceclimbing lines with BushcraftGirl. Currency is fluency. 10 hours to get to baseline Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-12-06 | ...
Finding Jeff Freiheit Identifying ground search targets Achselköpfe probability analysis & tracking Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-12-05 | Tracking and probability analysis. It works. I have been doing this for many years, also gratefully receiving training from several British and others Military Specialists, from Peter Friebl of Varavild and most especially from my german Opa, Richard Lembach.We found the remains of the missing hiker. RIP.
BushcraftGirl scouting ice climbing lines for winter - Safer travel in terrain of high consequence. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-11-30 | People who die taking selfies are not welcome in valhall.
Bushcraft Girl practicing mantracking & new versatile light field gear setup (+15c to -25c) Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-10-18 | Three mantracking exercises:5-10 clues in each track on a marked trackline2 hours active mantracking - Sepp had a course in the field this weekend so perfect trackline through brush and forestDynamic pattern imprinting going fast down a forest track - "just noticing" evidence of passage. PLUS - Completely new versatile light field gear with hjammock and ground configurations, Jerven Bag, Helikon Swagman, and a light sleeping bag. Also durable layer principle with thin goretex underneath and other interesting considerations.
Sleeping system 2.0 - Helikon Swagman ultimate hammock pod. Filmed in Digital Night Vision SiOnyx Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-10-06 | (Yep I know grainy and blurry. Testing night vision cam in pitch dark. More soon on the sleeping system and improvements in night vision filming) Helikon Swagman - the best versatile hammock pod I have ever used both for sleeping and for observing. FAR better than just an underquilt.Alternative uses for hammock optimised for glassing, tree stands, medical treatment positioning and casevac. Not to mention chilling out in the best most regenerative comfort ever. When you are a wilderness athlete, regeneration is important. Think mountain goat hunters. This sleep system is part of my Versatile Light Field Kit. More on that soon. I demo'd The Light Field Kit at Kyt Lyn Walken's Mantracking course at Weylin Tracking in Deventer. The most exquist warm hospitality. More footage on Kyt Lyn Mantracking course coming soon.
Balanced on the root. How to go Barefoot in a prickly forest with BushcraftGirl & her babysoft feet Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-08-09 | ...
How waterproof is the Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell 2.0 really? Watch this and find out. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-08-03 | ...
Solo scout overnighter in the alpine forest with BushcraftGirl, HPG Tarahumara & Silnylon Poncho. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-07-21 | ...
Fresh Cat - #VikingGirl #BushcraftGirl sailing the Grabner Hurricane in 17-22kts on the Walchensee. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-06-05 | A fat fresh breeze of 17-22kts and the Grabner Happy Cat Hurricane was FLYING. This video is 10 mins of unmitigated catamaran JOY on the Walchensee Lake. (Always PFD and EPIRB in my PFD pocket)
Swift Pleasure - BushcraftGirl sailing Grabner HappyCat Hurricane. Moderate wind. Furling Booster. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-05-23 | The Grabner HappyCat Hurricane is FAST. Even without the Furling Booster I was getting 10kts of boatspeed out of 12kts of wind. I was fastest thing on the water except for Musto Skiffs and foiling Moths using their huge gennaker sails. You can sail this thing standing up with one hand! I feel the need, the need for speed! #VikingGirl #BushcraftGirl #Grabner Hurricane #sailing #Walchensee
When you want to nap but you also want to RAID - Happy Girl on Happycat Hurricane on Walchensee. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-05-18 | Attaining ramming speed on the remarkable Hurricane Cat. With a face full of chocolate! 🤣 It was that kind of day.
All you need - BushcraftGirl on a solo Canoe overnighter Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-04-26 | “To achieve a relationship with the land, one must travel on foot or by canoe and camp under nature’s canopy. ” – Bill Mason Brooks 15 Canoe
Simple overnighter only wearing Swagman poncho liner under raingear. Near freezing temps. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-04-22 | Simple bushcraft overnighter with minimal gear. No sleeping bag, no jerven bag, just the Helikon Swagman poncho liner under my Brit Goretex raingear and the Vosstech Tarp. Temps near freezing. Super session.
Uke Bass - Ortega Lizzy Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-04-21 | I am obviously still crap, but the bass sounds great.
Faith - BushcraftGirl in a lovely sea-kayak tanking some good vibes Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-04-20 | BushcraftGirl aka VikingGirl is out on that lake again. This time in a sleek and delightful seakayak. Thanks Cosmo!#BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl #PrijonKayaks
The Midgard Herron rounds the Cape of Storms. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-04-08 | Bjorn Heyerdahl leads an expedition to discover and share better ways to thrive on the planet. A global dialogue is needed. Post-plastic. Post-pollution. Post-pandemic. Imagery from the first leg. The first known viking ship to round the southernmost tip of Africa. Cape Aghulas.
BushcraftGirl doing a bit of winter mountaineering with tips & tricks - solo - Benediktenwand Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-03-16 | Enjoy! 18kg backpack1200m vertical climb14km round tripJust wonderful!
BushcraftGirl tries out the Nordisk Vosstech Tech Tarp with Sepp Fischer - Waldhandwerk Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-03-01 | What is a tech tarp, you ask? Well it's a very strong, heavy duty tarp that has load-bearing webbing all over the place and can be used as a hammock, a stretcher, a tent, and even with a zip as a door or to use as a poncho. Here Sepp Fischer and I take a first look at it.
BushcraftGirl at home, clambering through steep forested mountain, talking about Viking Adventure. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-02-24 | Prowling around on a steep forested mountainside on a mini-adventure today, in an area right behind my backdoor. Finding Shangri-La and talking about the Viking Ship that rounded the southernmost tip of Africa. Awesome day out.
Raw footage from the viking vessel Midgard Herron rounding the Cape of Good Hope - South Africa. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-02-21 | ...
Sailing the Viking Vessel Midgard Herron off the Cape of Good Hope - South Africa. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2020-02-12 | Midgard Expedition - Midgard Herron is the first viking ship known to have rounded the southernmost tip of Africa. Bjorn Heyerdahl.
Training for Tonus and flow - Plyometric conditioning in the mountains Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-12-09 | More pleasure equals greater range. Systema meets mountain running meets BushcraftGirl! Mehr Genuss ergibt grössere Reichweite. Systema begegnet berglauf begegnen BushcraftGirl! Plyometric body conditioning - Proprioception, Toughness, mobility, explosivity, endurance, flow, Pleasure. JOY. Mountain running for #TheMidgardExpedition Körperhärtung / Plyometric - Körperbeherrschung, Zähheit, Beweglichkeit, explosivität, ausdauer, flow, genuss, GLUCK! Berglauf für #TheMidgardExpedition #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl
Firebed v3.0 - Best No-sleeping bag outing EVER - Alps 4C. Ambidextrous with Leuku to chop logs. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-10-28 | We spent a brilliant afternoon and night in the Alps preparing and sleeping on a firebed. Amazing! It was still properly warm the next morning at 08:30. It was about 3 or 4C overnight, ice on the car in the valley. Here is Sepp's (much funnier) video of our trip! youtu.be/39E8Z8uGhXY03:16 Ambidextrous work with Leuku knife to chop logs and sharpen.
#VikingGirl on #TheMidgardExpedition - a quest for survival on a small viking boat. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-10-27 | What is the Midgard Expedition all about? Are we crazy? What are we doing and why? Here is the official trailer - youtu.be/WYbp1CmIafA
The Doorstep Mile - 700m vert on the bike before work. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-10-08 | A quick 700m vert on the bike before work. The Doorstep Mile is the hardest one. Also for me. #BushcraftGirl training for #TheMidgardExpedition.
Who am I? - The Girl tries to explain. For #TheMidgardExpedition. #VikingGirl Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-08-25 | Crewing on #TheMidgardExpedition with Bjorn Heyerdahl and astonishing crew. Incredibly proud, clearly humbled. Training hard. #VikingGirl
BushcraftGirl surfing at Isarburg - whitewater SUP Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-08-24 | Thanks Stuart Bell for the great footage!
BushcraftGirl - Learning surfing & turns at Isarburg rapid - Whitewater SUP Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-08-18 | Learning to surf and do turns on my SUP on the Isarburg - our local rapid. This was after a great 3 hour run down from Sylvenstein, playing in every eddy.
Le petit extase - 20km stalking a thunderstorm on my SUP on the Walchensee Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-07-27 | Plenty of wind, and wonderful scenery. A cameo appearance of the viking faering boat that has appeared at moorings near Walchensee village. Great day out training for the Midgard Expedition."What is the sky telling me?"
SUP - Probing attempts & swims on the Isarburg (II/III) before work. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-06-18 | BushcraftGirl is determined to stand up and stick the whole line. Today the water was TOO low and I took a light beating. Continue! (All this kneeling stuff is of course also good for my canoeing...) 120cm. About 10-15cm too low.
BushcraftGirl on the river Isar whitewater (II/III Isarburg) SUP - Pure Joy. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-06-16 | River-raiding practice for the Midgard Expedition :-) Lovely river tripping on my SUP - mild whitewater with one section II/III. Isarburg. I introduce the Midgard Expedition.
Gettin Jiggy with it! Heavy deep snow - BushcraftGirl grooves it. Overnighter. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-01-14 | After 7 days isolated I just HAD to get out for an overnighter. Very deep wet snow means special measures are required. HOK Skis are the perfect thing. Enjoying a fire and a wonderful night out. Plenty of technical content. Thoughts on the how-to and a bit of high-g native american flute. Gorka 4 pants ROCK as does the AJ Next Gen Hog.
Deep Enough - BushcraftGirl on HOK Skis on the 7th day cut off from the World Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-01-11 | A respite between the snow storms allows BushcraftGirl to get out on the Altai HOK Skis in DEEP DEEP valley powder. Efficient movement skills to joyfully float through the powder , and general excitement about the situation pervade.
What is it like in the Jachenau? 6 days isolated. Deep fresh snow & breaking trees Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-01-10 | BushcraftGirl goes out on a little skiing tour in Jachenau Valley during the 6th day of isolation due to heavy snow bringing down the trees. Don't be stupid furball.
Cut off from the world by heavy snow? Go skiing with HOKSKI - Girly-style Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2019-01-07 | Snow-bomb. Our valley without electricity. No cell-phone coverage. The only road in and out is blocked by fallen trees. What is a BushcraftGirl to do? Go skiing of course.
Ladies Mountain Overnighter Bushcraft Picnic with Venison Fondue and other delights. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2018-12-28 | Vanessa Blank and I hiked up a nice mountain in the Alps and had a massive feast. What more is there to say? Just say NO to unnecessary suffering.
The OTHER 5Cs of Survival. Mindset management + Leafduff Survival suit, Forest bed & shenanigans. Susanne Williams #BushcraftGirl #VikingGirl 2018-11-25 | CommitmentCoolCompetenceCreativityConcentration.Plus how to have a super cozy sleep on a forest bed in a leaf-duff survival suit in cold wet weather. Hypothermia kills most often at +5C to -5C. Just say NO to unnecessary suffering.
