Manawatu branch have spaces on their Advanced Bushcraft course. This course meets the requirements for Gold Duke of Edinburgh training. Adult bushcraft training is catered for and will be seperate from the youth groups.
The course aims to consolidate the bushcraft skills and knowledge of the participant. It is a field oriented course with most of the time spent in the outdoors. It is for those who have done the Intermediate Bushcraft course, (or similar training) or who have extensive experience in the bush and want to really develop their skills. This course will be run as a weekend overnight trip. A tramp with a full pack will be involve significant off track travel.
Participants must be fit to travel for approximately eight hours across hill country, on and off track, with a full pack.
On completion, the participant will have an experience of:
* How to operate in an environmentally responsible manner
* Off-track navigation and route finding with and without a compass
* Advanced leadership skills in emergency situations
* Travelling on steeper terrain and tracks above the bushline where snow is not likely to be encountered
* Acting as party leader
* Lighting an emergency fire
* Using natural bivvies and/or flysheets for shelter
Training weekend 8.30 am Saturday 26th May – 3pm Sunday 27th May 2025 Holdsworth near Masterton.
Cost $85 per person. Registrations close 2 weeks before the event.
Link to Register: tinyurl.com/OTNZMan-gold
Contact Heather Grady with any queries
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