Gregory Davenport

PA-C, Author, Speaker, Global Survival Expert

Greg Davenport, PA-C, is an internationally known wilderness survival expert, emergency room physician assistant, and speaker. He has entertained audiences from around the world with his fascinating presentations on life management and wilderness survival topics. Greg’s extensive experience in global survival and emergency medicine are key to his insightful, yet practical, approach to life situations. The results of his presentations are enlightening and offer the listeners surprising insight.

One of the world’s foremost authorities on global survival,Greg Davenport is the author of six books. His first book, Wilderness Survival, is the leading book on the subject. Greg was the host of the History Channel show “Risk Takers/History Makers” and has hosted several other outdoor-related programs. He is a regular guest and consultant on TV programs and news media related to outdoor adventure.

Mr. Davenport served in the United States Air Force (USAF) between 1982 and 1991. He is a former USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE) instructor. After attaining a degree in Survival Search and Rescue, Greg received his Physician Assistant training from the University of Washington’s Medical School. Since that time he has worked as an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant in addition to making numerous trips into the great outdoors, survival seminars, and public speaking events.

What happens when you are deep in the wilderness, and after many hours tracking the most majestic seven-point elk you’ve ever seen, you find yourself completely disoriented, even though you’ve been hunting these parts for years? Nothing looks familiar… then suddenly the weather changes. Temperatures plummet. Thick fog descends. Rain and snow beat down on you, chilling you to the bone. Cold, wet, and lost. Will you make it back alive?

Learning the basic survival skills can be a matter of life and death. You can’t predict where or when you might find yourself in a survival situation, and that’s why preparation is of paramount importance. Wilderness Survival will teach you the core “Three-Step Approach to Survival” and “The Five Survival Essentials” designed and developed by leading global survival expert, Greg Davenport.

Hunting, Fly Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Wilderness Photography, Backpacking, Sailing, Canoeing, Camping, Salt Water Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Climbing, Boating, Backcountry Skiing — Wherever your passion for the outdoors takes you, are you prepared for when your recreational activity becomes a survival situation? NOW YOU CAN BE!

Just like all Outdoor Adventure University programs and courses, Wilderness Survival Training is accredited by the United States Outdoor Council and taught in an innovative distance learning format delivered right to the computer. No need to leave your work, home, family, or use up precious vacation days to learn how to prepare and stay alive in life-threatening wilderness survival situations. Enroll online in minutes, and your student log-in information and password will immediately be emailed to you. Begin taking your Wilderness Survival Training course in just a few short minutes after enrolling. It’s that easy.

Once you have completed your course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion endorsed by the United States Outdoor Council.

In this Survival Training course, you will learn how to prepare a departure survival plan, pack the essentials needed for survival and medical kits, how to build natural shelters, purify water, create friction fire, find wild food, properly identify, gather, and prepare wild plants for meals, medicines, and tools, survival tips for various global climates, weather identification and prediction, important navigational skills, determining direction using the constellations, orienting a map, signaling skills, plus master a variety of wilderness Survival Training techniques.

After taking the Wilderness Survival Training course, you will understand that the ultimate survival tool is Knowledge — and in most cases — the difference between life and death. Having taken this Survival Training course, you will realize the importance of knowing your climate and terrain before departing; and how to use Survival Training to decide what you need to bring to meet your survival needs. Most importantly you will recognize the need to prepare for the worst, so that you decrease the severity of the situation and increase the odds of survival. With Survival Training knowledge, proper planning, and appropriate gear, you CAN conquer the elements and survive.

And in case of flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and mudslides, the Wilderness Survival Training course will teach you risk assessment and survival strategies boosting your chances of survival in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Wilderness Survival Training is the perfect foundational survival training course for Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, First Responders, Military Personnel, Outdoor Adventurist, Backpackers, Sportsmen, Outdoor Retail Employees, Ski Instructors, Forest Rangers, Outfitters and Guides, Corporate Managers, Pilots, Firemen, Outdoor Expedition Leaders, and anyone who spends time out in nature.

Nature provides the outdoorsman with numerous survival challenges, including extreme temperatures, rain, snow, tough terrain and few sources of pure water. Learning the skills to assess risk, and increase the ability to “think outside the box” for solutions, is in many cases the difference between life and death.

• WILD 341: Wilderness Survival Training Intensive

Through an innovative distance learning approach to outdoor education, Outdoor Adventure University is the first to bring together renowned field experts and sportsmen, industry leaders, respected outdoor educators, prolific outdoor life authors, and outdoor media personalities to create this ground-breaking curriculum of the highest academic standard.

OAU will help you grow personally as a sportsman, and professionally for those who work in the outdoor recreation industry.

• Learn life-saving wilderness survival, orienteering, and wilderness first aid skills
• Be more effective in hunting or fishing a specific species
• Better understand the history and management of wildlife
• Be a confident sportsmen
• Understand ecology and environmental issues in relation to outdoor recreation
• Get secret insider tips from industry leaders
• Get sneak previews and expert instruction on all the latest and greatest in gadgets, electronics, gear, and equipment
• Be trained in game preparation and outdoor/wilderness cooking
• Become skilled at outdoor photography, video production, and film editing

Affordable Outdoor Adventure Education for Anyone, Anywhere, and at Any Time