Two men in camo with backpacks hiking through misty timber

About Us

Forging the Frontier

Praevius is a group of brothers, some by blood, others by sweat, who push each other to consistently achieve more in life. We are drawn to the outdoors and the challenges it brings.We built Lead the Wild because too many people get stopped by the fear of failing, or the fear of ever starting. This is the place where that ends.Praevius exists to help you earn real confidence, in the outdoors and in yourself. Honest education. Hard-won experience. A community that shows up for each other.

Four men arm-in-arm in front of a wall tent in the aspens

What are we building

A community driven training platform

Over the years we have endeavored to do hard things and have developed a passion for the outdoors. We built Praevius to be a platform for sharing lessons learned, resources found, and to develop a community based on that primal pursuit of leading the wild.

Don't wait for the perfect opportunity, an elusive invitation, or some “picture perfect” moment that never arrives. Time is of the essence, you only live once.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” (Lao Tzu)

Four men in sunglasses with fall aspens behind them
Three men in camo gear with blue sky and aspens

Out there

Wooden cabin on a ridge at dusk, alpenglow on a distant peak
Three men around an evening campfire in spruce timber
Compound archer at full draw in a golden field at sunset
Cockpit window framing an Alaskan glacier
Wall tent glowing at dusk with silhouettes inside
Underwater spearfisher with a loaded gun, sunlight rays through water
Group of five with packs at sunrise on the prairie
Bowhunter with a full pack glancing back as sun flares through pines
Alpine tarn ringed by spruce under a brooding sky
Spearfisher on a boat holding a large fish
Fly angler kneeling in a river with a rainbow trout, red rocks
Wrenching on a Jeep in the garage, hood up
Backpacker glassing a desert canyon system
Hand holding a wild salmon over a river riffle
Wide prairie sunset with dramatic gold clouds
Solo hiker in a storm above a glacial lake
Three backpackers loading packs on an alpine ridge
Searing a steak with a blowtorch in a cast iron pan
Angler kneeling for a gentle trout release near a grass bank
Man on a tailgate watching a brushpile bonfire at dusk
Spearfisher on a boat with a large barracuda
Bowhunter crossing a log bridge over an aspen creek
Summit group photo with the summit register and a big mountain range
Fly angler casting on a glassy desert tailwater under big sky
Two backpackers on a ridge under bluebird sky
Two skiers indoors with ice caked beards
Kayak angler holding a bass with a black dog co-pilot
Hiker overlooking an alpine lake from a snowfield rim
Dad and two boys on a dove hunt tailgate with the day’s birds
Three men on an alpine viewpoint
Three fly anglers streamside on a summer day
Pilot in headset flying a small plane toward snow peaks
Brown trout held by a fly angler, vest detail
Father and two sons inside a 4Runner with a snow basin out the window
Hunter with rifle on a coastline ridge
Two bowhunters in a side-by-side, motion blur
Three men on an orange zodiac with a huge halibut
Father and two sons at an alpine overlook
Hunter at a spotting scope in an alpine basin
Fly angler with a rainbow trout on a raft, red cliffs
Four men piled into a car heading out
Angler with a fly rod and net watching a beaver pond in fall colors
Spearfisher with a barracuda at an oil rig
Lone backpacker silhouetted in a wildflower field at sunset
Four men arm-in-arm in front of a wall tent in the aspens
Man with a black dog on a rocky ridge, glassing the valley
Four men in sunglasses with fall aspens behind them
Three men in camo gear with blue sky and aspens