Dutch born Tamar Valkenier, gave up her promising career in 2015. Graduated with A+ as a criminologist as well as a psychologist, she worked as a Investigative Psychologist for the Dutch National Police.
Although she loved her dream-job, she wanted to experience a different reality beyond another horizon. She built her own bicycle and cycled towards Istanbul (without a map). Once set out, she fell from one adventure into the other: she lived with jungle tribes, hitchhiked in panama, rock climbed in Greece, lived off the land in Australia, and eventually she ended up in Mongolia:
She bought a horse, a camel and got a dog and walked alone in the remote Altai Mountains for 4 months, learning the ancient art of eagle hunting.assionate about survival techniques, she completed in 2018 her papers to become officially a wilderness guide: In the Canadian Rockies she learned about the local edible plants, herbal medicine, animal tracking and survival-skills. She is qualified for Wilderness First Aid both under the International Wilderness Association and the Canadian Red Cross. She is an Interpretive Guide (IGA Canada), an International Wilderness Guide (WGA) and Canadian Woodsland travel and survival instructor.
Have a look on her promo video on youtube.
In December 2018 she set off with Miriam Lancewood (author of “Woman in the Wilderness”), on an Epic Female Expedition in New Zealand. They survived for more than 2 months on hunting, fishing, gathering edible plants. They roamed with heavy backpacks and rifles over 8 mountain passes, well away from trails and tracks, and discovered the heart of the wilderness (see images below).
“Tamar is a unique combination of a well spoken, intelligent lady & a strong and wild survivor. She thrives in extreme situations because of her hunger for adventure and desire to explore the unknown, both psychologically and physically. We ventured together for 3 months, and I have only seen immense courage and optimism. She learned how to hunt: to observe, stalk, and to shoot with precision. Thanks to her background as a high-end chef, we had every day a most delicious meal.”
MIRIAM LANCEWOOD
Contact Tamar Valkenier to be your wilderness guide & bush-cook, on (your own tailer-made) expeditions or invite her to tell her stories to inspire others.
Multi day trekking in the snow in the winter in Norway:
