Welcome! 

At Overland Professional, we provide friendly, professional instruction in the subjects of Overland Navigation, Survival and Combat Survival. Our courses are quite specialised and as such the instructor to student ratio is never greater than 1:2, and often 1:1 on certain courses. We conduct courses in specially selected areas of the U.K., the location depending on the type of course and also the level of remoteness required. With the instructor/student ratio being as it is, the high personal instruction time ensures that learning is quick, easy and above all, stress free. All courses are based on the mastery of each skill in turn and are not time based in any way; this ensures that should you find a certain skill difficult to master, the instructor will spend more time with you at no additional cost until the correct level of proficiency has been attained.

Our instructors are 'hands-on'; they've all done it in real-world conditions. This helps in a number of ways, as it's one thing being able to light a fire from a spark in good weather during a demonstration, and quite another to be able to get a fire going in soaking wet, miserable, cold conditions when you haven't slept for thirty hours. All the skills can be taught, the difficult part is adopting the correct mental attitude toward the situation; it's this that will keep you alive above all else. Your instructor will guide you through the process of developing this attribute during the course. 

The importance of geography

To state that our Overland Navigation courses involve geography may seem a little obvious; however, it may seem a little less obvious to state the importance of geography in Survival and Combat Survival. This knowledge is critical and may make the difference between life and death. We continually study the important correlations between geomorphology and our course subjects, this enables us to constantly improve the course content in order to stay at the forefront of outdoor education in these specialist subjects. 

You are most welcome to explore our website; there's quite a bit to see! Please feel free to contact us by email with any queries or requests, the details are on the 'contact us' page. 

Tailored courses

A course can be tailored to your specific requirements, perhaps for a specialist contract. You'll find us extremely flexible and accommodating.

Get to know the chief instructor and course writer

Search for 'Don Russell Adventurer' on Google and click on the various links. A full resume is available on LinkedIn