Annemarie Hopper, a student of a number of Woodlore’s courses between 1998 – 1999, including the Introduction to Bushcraft as well as a wilderness cooking course, kindly got in touch with us recently to say she had some photos to hand that she had taken all those years back.
The resulting pictures were great to see, offering a glimpse into Woodlore’s past. After all these years, it’s amazing to see just how much has changed, while so much has stayed the same…
Ray Mears demonstrating the bow drill technique of fire lighting
Ray sharpening his knife using waterstones
Preparing a meal to cook over the campfire
We’re not sure what’s going on here – judo possibly?!
The Ray Mears & Woodlore Bushcraft Blog 
It was some kind of one armed wrestling.
Millenium Eve Woodlore style 😉
And a great time was had by all.
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Great to see some old shots of Ray, any chance of a little more resolution?
Ray has got some Judo experience hasn’t he? I enjoyed watching him beat the mongolian wrestling champion a few years back. Perhaps he could pop down to Cornwall and jump in the ring with me; I’m the Cornish Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, it’s certainly another ancient tradition he could pickup 😉
Thanks to Annemarie Hopper & Woodlore for sharing these photos.
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