When you're new to the wilderness, every rustle in the bushes sounds like danger and every wrong turn feels like potential disaster. This intensive builds the foundational knowledge and skills that transform that anxiety into quiet confidence.
We don't rise to the occasion in emergencies—we fall to our level of training. Let us give you solid fundamentals to fall back on when things don't go as planned in wild places.
This isn't classroom theory—it's eight hours of hands-on practice where you'll build, light, tie, and test each skill until your hands remember. You'll discover that you're more capable than you think and head into wild places with the essential knowledge that turns "what if" fear into "I know what to do" response.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 10 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 - How to modify your kit for different activities and environments
𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 - Essential knots, tarp configurations, and natural shelter principles that actually work
𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 - Multiple methods for starting and building fires that keep you warm and signal for help
𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 - Finding, collecting, and purifying water to keep you hydrated and healthy
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝:
This is an active, outdoor intensive. Be ready to walk, crawl, bend, and sit as we practice skills in real conditions. Wear weather-appropriate layers and bring sunscreen, water, bug repellent, lunch, and a small backpack.
15-20% of proceeds support Triangle Land Conservancy.
We cancel for heavy rain below 60°F and thunderstorms.
Eight hours of fundamentals. Real skills for real situations. The foundation every wilderness adventurer needs.
$150/person
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