After joining the Royal Navy in 1977, I qualified as a Combat Survival Instructor on a course ran by the Training Wing of 22 Regiment SAS. I have spent over 44 years teaching Land, Sea, Desert, Jungle, and Cold-Weather survival skills – as well as Survival and Conduct in Captivity – to UK and USA Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force personnel. I completed 22 years service in the Royal Navy and have served 22 years in the Royal Navy Reserves.

I was the Royal Navy's Chief Survival Instructor and also served three years as the Chief Instructor at the US Navy SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) School in Brunswick Maine. I have seen service in the Falklands, Germany, USA, Bosnia and Northern Ireland, in addition to serving a tour with the Army Intelligence Corps. I still serve as a Royal Navy Reserve Chief Instructor with the UK Defence SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Extraction) Training Organisation, providing survival training for both instructors and students.

I am the author of several books on survival - published by Dorling Kindersley.

I provided the survival equipment and training for Sir Richard Branson’s balloon global circumnavigation attempts and lead the recover/rescue team.

I also trial, evaluate and instruct in the use of specialised survival equipment, both in the UK and abroad.

"By Failing To Prepare You Are Preparing To Fail"

Colin Towell Survival

"By Failing To Prepare You Are Preparing To Fail"

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