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Ancient Pathways is a survival training company specializing in wilderness and urban survival. The focus of our programs is to provide hands-on training in practical skills along with providing a wealth of techniques that can be immediately applied to a survival situation. Tony Nester, who has over 22 years of experience teaching outdoor survival and guiding wilderness trips, began the company in 1989.
Tony has instructed survival courses for the National Transportation & Safety Board (NTSB), FAA, SERE instructors, CSAR, and his company is the primary provider of desert survival training for military special operations units. He is also an EMT and the author of four books on survival. Ancient Pathways survival courses have been featured on the Travel Channel, NBC News, and the Discovery Channel.