5-Hour Wilderness Skills & Survival Clinic Wilderness Skills & Survival Clinic in Marin
ID: GYG33039-40173
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Learn the ancient skills of survival –shelter, water, fire, food. No matter what your background, from the novice camper to the seasoned backpacker, there is something for everyone on a 5-hour survival class in Marin or Boulder Creek in California.
Set among the beautiful redwoods of Santa Cruz and Marin, the 1-Day Wilderness Skills Clinic is a great way to escape the hustle-and-bustle of the working week and get back to nature! The trained instructors – expert survivalists and naturalists – are excited to share these sacred skills with you. Learning these timeless traditions, such as native shelter building and fire-by-friction, helps to build self-esteem and awareness from knowing that you can survive!
This class is 100% hands-on and appropriate for all ages but the pace is geared towards teens and adults. Everything you learn, you will do yourself! Be prepared for your next wilderness adventure by practicing timeless skills including building a shelter, making fire, learning about edible plants, making native style traps, and learning several other indigenous skills.
This 5-hour class is about getting back to the earth, learning how our ancestors lived in harmony with the planet, and experiencing nature to its fullest. There is something here for everybody – come with an open mind and be ready to learn!
Highlights
- Learn basic survival skills including building a shelter, making fire, and finding food and water
- Escape the city life and get back to nature
- Enjoy a hands-on experience in the wilderness
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We provide all the equipment for your survival adventure! Just come prepared with clothing to spend a day in the outdoors, lunch, snacks, water, and a notebook and pen to takes notes.
This course is appropriate for all ages, however it is fast-paced and geared towards teens/adults. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult at a 1:1 ratio of child to adult (i.e. 1 adult cannot bring a group of children to a class).
Childcare is not available at this course – it is the responsibility of parents to monitor their children so that our instructors can focus on teaching to the group. Thank you for complying!
From San Francisco it is about 30 minutes to Camp Arequipa:
-Take 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge all the way to San Rafael
-Take the Central San Rafael Exit
-Turn left on 3rd Street
-3rd Street becomes 2nd Street, which veers right on to 4th Street
-4th Street becomes Red Hill Avenue
-Slight right onto Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
-Camp Arequipa is approximately 1 mile past the town of Fairfax on the left
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.