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  • Edmonton, Canada

Intro Survival Course Rockies

  • 2 days (approx.)

  • Mobile ticket

Learn some incredible survival techniques in the Central Canadian Rockies. Sharpen your bushcraft skills, and enjoy an amazing two day experience in the breathtaking Kootnay Plains on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River just outside Nordegg, Alberta. This intro survival and bush-craft training provides an introduction to basic outdoor skills and northern bushcraft. Participants will focus equal amounts on theory, outdoor awareness, being properly prepared, tricks and techniques to keep you alive in emergency situations and a lot of practical bushcraft skills. Participants will gain knowledge, which can be used in a wide variety of outdoor scenarios all the way from camping, hunting, canoeing, or hiking. We provide opportunities to hone and develop new abilities, and we include one night spent sleeping in your very own improvised survival shelter.

What to Expect

Private tour
4 stops
2 days duration
Day 1

Day 1 - Intro Survival Course

Stop at: Nordegg

30 min

9:30 am: Meet and greet, introduction to your instructor(s). From Shunda Creek we drive approximately 40 km to our training location into the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Stop at: Abraham Lake

480 min

10:30 am-5:00 pm: At Kootnay Plains we set up base camp. We start by covering what precautions to take and dangers to avoid. Proper equipment and priorities during emergencies. We move to how to make survival fires and shelters under adverse conditions. The emphasis of the course is on developing practical and useful bushcraft and overall outdoor skills. We also cover useful knots. Tonight there is the opportunity to sleep in your very own survival shelter.

Survival Shelter
Day 2

Day 2 - Intro Survival Course

Stop at: Abraham Lake

120 min

9:00 am - 11:00 am: In the morning we continue with topics introduced on the previous day.

Stop at: Cline River

360 min

In the afternoon we go for a hike as we cover how to navigate in the outdoors. useful and medicinal plant identification. If time permits we will move on to more advanced survival topics including: finding alternative food sources, basic traps and snares, making improvised rope or cordage, as well as survival saws. The course will wrap up by late afternoon or early evening.

What's Included

INCLUDED
  • All necessary course equipment including tents hatchets, knives, compasses, GPS, etc.
  • Knowledgeable and experienced instructor
  • One nights accommodation (camping)
  • Lunch (2)
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast Lunch & Dinner throughout the duration of the course
NOT INCLUDED
  • Transportation to/from Program

Meeting And Pickup

What To Expect

    Day 1: Day 1 - Intro Survival Course
  • 9:30 am: Meet and greet, introduction to your instructor(s). From Shunda Creek we drive approximately 40 km to our training location into the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

    Duration: 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • 10:30 am-5:00 pm: At Kootnay Plains we set up base camp. We start by covering what precautions to take and dangers to avoid. Proper equipment and priorities during emergencies. We move to how to make survival fires and shelters under adverse conditions. The emphasis of the course is on developing practical and useful bushcraft and overall outdoor skills. We also cover useful knots. Tonight there is the opportunity to sleep in your very own survival shelter.

    Duration: 8 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Day 2: Day 2 - Intro Survival Course
  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am: In the morning we continue with topics introduced on the previous day.

    Duration: 2 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • In the afternoon we go for a hike as we cover how to navigate in the outdoors. useful and medicinal plant identification. If time permits we will move on to more advanced survival topics including: finding alternative food sources, basic traps and snares, making improvised rope or cordage, as well as survival saws. The course will wrap up by late afternoon or early evening.

    Duration: 6 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the start time, the amount paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience's local time.
This experience requires good weather. If canceled due to poor weather, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Customer Reviews

Source: Viator and Tripadvisor

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5 total reviews

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Starting from

CA$275.00

per person

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