Two weeks in the virgin rain forest of Guyana: training in two different camps in the jungle, then isolation -- survival on my own for several days, with nothing but the clothes on my back, my machete and a small survival kit. The experience of a lifetime!
Read from the start to see what I did for training and prep, or go right to the beginning of the trip, or focus on fire-making, shelter building or the isolation phase!
The Jungle Survival Journal
Day 14: Escape from Georgetown
Day 13: Surama, Georgetown Market & An Unexpected Gift
Day 11: Isolation -- Lost in the Jungle & Dining on Grubs
Day 10: First Day of Isolation!
Day 9: Shelter Building, Log River Crossing & Heart of Palm
Day 8: Bait, Longline and Night Fishing
Day 7: A New Camp Deeper in the Jungle
Day 6: Jungle Nasties, Snakebite First Aid & Trapping
Day 5: Survival Pyramid, Walkabout & A Dunking
Day 4: Bow Hunting, Fire Making and Bait Fishing
Day 3: Jungle Trek, Machete Work & Setting UP Camp
Day 2: Surama, Getting Ready to Head Out
Day 1: Kaieteur Falls and Meeting the Group
Pre-Trip -- T minus 6 Days: Clothes, Gear, Cameras
Pre-Trip -- T minus 20 Days: Still No Jungle Boots!
Pre-Trip -- T minus 21 Days: "You're Going Out like THIS?!"
Pre-Trip -- T minus 26 Days: Am I Really Doing This?!
Pre-Trip -- T minus 28 Days: More Boots
Pre-Trip -- T minus 32 Days: Jungle Boots
Pre-Trip: Rainy Season -- To Go or Not to Go?
Pre-Trip: Who Won the Free Trip???
Pre-Trip: Training for Trekking through the Jungle
Pre-Trip: Kili is Dead, Long Live the Jungle!