A fun and hands-on introduction to survival techniques useful to anyone who ventures into the wilderness of the northern boreal forest!

We will start the day by looking at some real-life wilderness emergencies and discuss survival strategies and decision making processes. Then it is time to get your hands dirty by learning about basic survival shelter concepts, how to reliably start a warming fire, how to treat water for safe drinking and signal for help in an emergency.

This day will leave you with a foundation of basic survival skills that can help you to have a safer and more enjoyable time in the woods.

Topics covered:

• Survival strategies and decision making in wilderness emergencies
• Survival shelter using survival kit components
• Knife safety
• Fire starting basics
• Intro to ropes and knots
• Drinking water safety
• Emergency signals

Price: $125 per person

Dates:

    May 3, 2025 

    July 19, 2025 (can be combined with Wilderness Survival II on July 20)