Cost: $750 per participant

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Overview: The Alone Survivor Challenge is an intense, immersive experience designed to push participants physically and mentally. Over the course of several days, participants will face a series of survival tasks that test their bushcraft skills, problem-solving abilities, and mental resilience.

 

Participants must complete tasks to earn food drops, ensuring they remain resourceful, adaptive, and self-reliant. This course is not for the faint-hearted, and is designed to mirror real-world survival challenges.

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Day 1: Orientation & Initial Survival Setup

• Introduction to Survival

  • Overview of the challenge, rules, and expectations.

  • Briefing on safety and emergency protocols.

• Task 1: Shelter Construction

  • Build a shelter using only the materials available in the natural environment.

  • Earn a food drop for successful shelter completion before nightfall.

• Skill: Shelter Building

  • Learn various techniques for creating weather-resistant shelters.

  • Focus on insulation, structural integrity, and location selection.
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Day 2: Water & Fire Mastery

• Task 2: Water Purification

  • Locate a water source and purify enough water to last the day using different methods (filtration, boiling, etc.).

  • Earn a food drop for successfully purifying and securing safe drinking water.

• Skill: Water Sourcing & Purification

  • Techniques for identifying safe water sources.

  • Methods for filtering and purifying water.

• Task 3: Fire Creation

  • Use natural materials to build and sustain a fire without modern tools.

  • Earn additional food supplies by successfully igniting a fire under wet or challenging conditions.

• Skill: Fire Making Techniques

  • Friction fire starting, using fire steel, and mastering tinder selection.

  • Tips for maintaining a fire in adverse conditions.
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Day 3: Foraging, Trapping, and Basic First Aid

• Task 4: Foraging and Identifying Edible Plants

  • Navigate the area to forage for food while identifying safe and nutritious plants.

  • Earn a food drop by correctly identifying and gathering enough wild edibles.

• Skill: Foraging & Edible Plant Identification

  • Learn to distinguish edible plants from harmful ones.

  • Techniques for maximizing nutrition from foraged materials.

• Task 5: Basic Trapping

  • Set up simple traps to catch small game or fish.

  • Earn a food drop by successfully trapping a source of protein.

• Skill: Basic Trapping & Fishing Techniques

  • Setting snares, deadfall traps, and improvising fishing tools.

  • Ethical and sustainable practices for trapping and fishing.

• Task 6: First Aid in the Wild

  • Treat a simulated injury or illness using available natural materials and basic first aid knowledge.

  • Earn extra rations by demonstrating proper care for wounds, bites, or burns.

• Skill: Bushcraft First Aid

  • Improvised first aid techniques.

  • Treating common wilderness injuries and illnesses with minimal equipment.
     

Day 4: Navigation, Problem Solving & Final Challenge

• Task 7: Navigational Challenge

  • Use natural navigation techniques and basic tools like compasses or the sun to reach specific coordinates.

  • Earn a food drop by successfully completing the navigation task within the set time.

• Skill: Wilderness Navigation

  • Reading the land, using compasses, and following natural clues (sun, stars, landmarks) to navigate unfamiliar terrain.

• Final Challenge: Survival Test

  • Combining all learned skills, participants face a final challenge where they must survive 24 hours using limited resources, completing a series of smaller tasks (fire, water, food) without direct assistance.

  • Successful completion of the final challenge will result in the final food drop and course certification.
     

Day 5: Debrief and Reflection

• Group Debrief

  • Reflect on the emotional and physical challenges faced during the course.

  • Discuss lessons learned and how participants can apply the resilience and problem-solving skills to their everyday lives.

• Graduation & Final Thoughts

  • Award certificates for completing the Alone Survivor Challenge.

  • Share personal experiences and breakthroughs.
     

Key Skills Developed:

• Advanced shelter-building and fire-making.

• Water sourcing and purification techniques.

• Navigational and survival problem-solving.

• Mental resilience and self-reliance.

• First aid in remote conditions.
   

Note: This challenge is demanding and requires both mental fortitude and physical endurance. It’s designed to simulate real survival conditions, offering participants a life-changing experience that builds confidence, adaptability, and resilience.