Trip Description

Wilderness Survival Skills Workshop: September 1-7, 2006 - $800 Are you searching for an exciting wilderness survival trip that will test your mental and physical limits? Consider signing up training with Backcountry Found. Our Wilderness Survival Skills workshops can teach you important lessons on how to survive--and thrive--in the great outdoors. Our six-day workshop starts with our Wilderness First Aid certification program, and then moves on to inform participants about the essentials of backpacking: how to choose the proper gear, prepare meals, avoid bears, and leave a "clean" campsite behind. Other crucial skills this workshop includes are how to navigate different types of terrain, start a fire, purify water, build a shelter, find edible food in the wild, and much more.

Trip Start Dates:
6-14-2005

Special Features:
Learn basic backcountry survival skills and receive an training and certification in the following areas: Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification (16 Hours) Backpacking and Gear Essentials, Expeditionary Shelters Land Navigation Fire Starting Water Creation & Purification Eating Off the Land Risk Management & Leadership Concepts