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EDUCATOR + EXPEDITION LEADER
Wilderness Survival Instructor Building Resilience Through Self-Reliance
There’s a difference between someone who shares skills and someone who has also relied on them.
Jacks Genega, Founder of Wildcard Wilderness Survival, is a survival instructor, expedition leader, speaker, consultant, and writer whose work sits at the intersection of resilience, empowerment, and real-world skill development.
Her experience spans remote expeditions across the UK, Iceland, Sweden, and the Alps, along years of training under numerous experts in wilderness survival and ancestral knowledge.
She now guides and inspires many through challenge, growth, and transformation in the field educating that survival is where giving grit and having heart collide.
Her instruction spans advanced wilderness survival, food procurement practices for long-term living, land navigation, and traditional skills with primitive technology.
Jacks' guidance involves theory, but also vulnerability and curiosity. It’s about building the kind of strength and knowledge that carries you through uncertainty, discomfort, and change both in the wild and in life.
Trending Courses and Expeditions
Wildcard Wilderness Survival curates courses and expeditions globally with a heavy focus on women's survival classes and other nature immersion programs.
Wild Heart Wilderness Immersion • VIRGINIA
$1,195.00
Join Jacks Genega from Season 13 of The History Channel's Alone: World Championship, for a riverside wilderness immersion that celebrates ancestral skills, craft, and community that will deepen your relationship to your wild within.
The Wild Heart Wilderness Immersion is a transformative experience designed for women who want to reconnect with their confidence, capability, and authentic selves through wilderness living skills, community, and emotional freedom. Set in a supportive and encouraging environment, this immersive experience blends ancestral skills with nature connection and personal growth that allows one to step away from the noise of daily life and rediscover their inner lionheart.
Reviews and Testimonials
What I liked most about the course was it was an excellent selection of content and delivery. Everything I learned furthered my existing knowledge and deepened my relationship with nature.
Jacks' personality and personal ability can't be beat. She fosters such a vibrant community of women in a short time and is an ocean of knowledge, passion, and power. Thank you, Jacks!
MELISSA
Jacks is one of the most interesting individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. Her adventures across the world and life experiences keep you enthralled all weekend! Her wealth of knowledge transcends into so many different areas of wilderness life.
LINDSY
I enjoyed learning how to procure comfort and convenience while being removed from modern stressors and learning about the cultures that develop them.
Jacks takes the time to demonstrate and explain while also giving lots of time for hands-on experience. She takes time to answer any question anyone might have.
BRYNNA
I loved all the crafts we got to make, the fun group of people, and the adjustments and flexibility in what we made. I really enjoyed how Jacks shared her personal successes and failures while relating to various skill levels. She shared a TON of information in consumable chunks.
HEATHER, Owner of PNWBushcraft
Navigation 101 with Jacks was more than a class on navigating, it was a class on confidence building and applying it. Jacks is a very knowledgeable and patient teacher. She made every part of this class fun and interesting. I would not hesitate to recommend or even to take the course again.
BOWDIER
CONSULTANT
A Voice On How Survival and the Screen Come Together
Jacks Genega brings a rare combination of field experience, teaching, storytelling ability, and on-camera presence that makes her an exceptional fit for advising authenticity in the wild unknown.
Her background in remote environments, years of instructing others in high-pressure skills, and coupled with a successful career as a film editor allows her to translate real survival into something both accurate and compelling.
She understands not just what works in the field, but how people actually think, react, and adapt under stress, making her a valuable asset from concept development through post.
, a survivalist
, a storyteller
, and a Wildcard.
SPEAKER | WRITER | EDITOR
Storytelling That Moves People to Think, Feel, and Act
Jacks is deeply passionate about the power of story as a tool for connection, growth, and transformation. Her voice has been featured across podcasts, articles, and blogs, where she shares insights shaped by real experience and honest reflection.
On stage, she delivers powerful, thought-provoking talks that challenge audiences to see themselves and their capabilities differently.
Behind the scenes, her work in film editing has earned multiple awards, reflecting not only technical skill but a sharp instinct for shaping stories that resonate and stay with people long after they’re told.
Her editing portfolio is displayed at JacksEdits.com.
Media On Stage and In Print Shaped by Challenge
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Skill Development & Self-Reliance
Breaking down practical skills like fire, shelter, navigation, and resourcefulness into principles that apply to varying environments including desert and arctic survival.
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Empowerment Through Adversity
Setting a stage for redefining capability, confidence, and identity through challenge, adversity, and lived experience both in the field and in life.
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Women in Extremes
Challenging outdated assumptions, highlighting women performing under pressure, noting ancestral roles, and creating more effective, inclusive approaches to resilience, safety, and capability in extreme environments.
Partnering Productions and Publications
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