Wilderness Survival Skills Courses
I
am now comfortable in the woods like I never have been before. Being
lost does not scare me as much as it used to, for I know that if I
was lost I could create shelter, make fire, and take care of my most
basic needs. A price cannot be placed on this type of confidence with
wilderness survival skills. -A.J.
Learn skills that can save your life, with our experienced staff to guide you. Gain knowledge of the key elements needed for survival in the outdoors unaided by modern tools.
- Build shelters from natural materials
- Locate and purify water
- Create fire from friction
- Make your own tools
- Practice methods of obtaining wild foods
- And much more!
2012-2013 Wilderness Survival Skills Course Schedule
Summer Term
Wilderness Survival Walkabout Expedition
Explore the Central Washington high desert, experiencing the freedom of walking across a landscape and trusting the earth to provide for all of your needs! During this week-long course, you will learn and apply wilderness survival skills as the opportunity and need arises. Learning navigation techniques and fire-making, finding and constructing shelter, locating wild edibles and water by identifying of indicator species; this challenging wilderness survival course gives you the opportunity to experience the abundance nature provides to those with the awareness to notice.
Ages Adult $985, June 24-30, 2012, 3pm Sunday - 3pm SaturdayMore details & online registration
NatureSkills Workshop
Get a jump on your skills with Wilderness Awareness School’s most experienced instructors as we learn fundamental tools for connecting with and studying nature. During this week-long course, you will learn shelter construction, fire making, crafts for primitive outdoor living and other wilderness survival skills basics. You will also gain skills in tracking, birding, studying edible and medicinal plants, and exploring the natural world. It’s a wonderful mix of wilderness survival training, other outdoor skills, and nature awareness.
Ages Adult $785, July 15-21, 2012 4:30pm Sunday-12pm SaturdayMore details & online registration
On the Edge: Basecamp Survival
This weeklong course is designed to give participants basic wilderness survival training, as well as longer-term primitive living skills. This is a skills-heavy course that is based out of a central location; we will take day trips to gather food and materials. As this is a survival trip there will likely be times of feast, and also famine. Expect to have your edges pushed and your survival skill tool basket filled!
Ages Adult $925, August 12-18, 2012 3pm Sunday-3pm SaturdayMore details & online registration
Year Round
9-Month Survival School and more - Anake Outdoor School
Immerse yourself in nine months of thorough grounding in every aspect of our curriculum, spent as part of a supportive community of fellow learners. It is perhaps unique as a survival school: the hard skills necessary to journey into nature without modern gear are blended with the naturalist knowledge to feel at home wherever you venture. At the Anake Outdoor School, you will develop the eyes, the ears, and the awareness with which to help our culture move forward into the future in a healthy and sustainable way.
Adult $10,350 Scholarships available, 33 weeks Sept-June, Wed, Thurs & Fri with extended tripsMore details & online registration
Home Study
Kamana Home Study Course
The Kamana Naturalist Training Program is a comprehensive home study course that covers the naturalist background needed to engage in the wilderness arts, including wilderness survival skills and primitive living skills, wildlife tracking, bird language, traditional herbalism, and naturalist mentoring. Begin with Kamana One: Exploring Natural Mystery. During this short course you will experience two weeks of awareness exercises and six areas of ecological study using a field guide and audio series narrated by Jon Young. Begin to see the world through "native eyes."
Adult Kamana One starts at $85, Learn at your own paceMore details & online registration
Monthly
Monthly Nature Talks at REI
Many of the region's finest naturalists share their wisdom at REI in downtown Seattle. Wilderness Survival or related topics are often featured in these talks.
Ages Adult FREE, Wilderness Awareness School is featured periodically
