The prospect of staying out overnight in an emergency shelter which you have constructed from materials carried or found brings a serious element to this course, there is also a certain amount of mental stamina needed to complete the course. The emphasis is on staying out of the elements whilst working through PLAN-M. Individual fitness for this course must be of a sufficient level as you will be working hard over the two days. You will be introduced to a number of Survival models and priorities including PLAN – M, Survival pyramid and the rule of 3’s.

Backcountry Survival Ltd also provides the Landbased Survival Instructor Award course which will train and assess individuals and instructors who are looking to gain formal recognition within the Survival field. Please visit our Survival Training page for more information.

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The multi-day course is multi-environment. A Group moving from one camp to another

Due to the prolonged time out in the wilderness, weather factors and the long hours spent learning, a good level of physical fitness and mental stamina is required. This course is run in areas where there is no one for miles around.

Where we primarily focus on Survival, there is adequate time to brush up on your “Bushcraft” skills, as these techniques compliment survival and provide added levels of comfort to your experience . For more information on Course content be sure to click “Itinerary”.

Backcountry Survival Ltd also provides the Landbased Survival Instructor Award course which will train and assess individuals and instructors who are looking to gain formal recognition within the Survival field. Please visit our Survival Training page for more information.

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The basis of the course is for the individuals to use the skills that they have learned and practiced on our introductory and intermediate survival courses as well as individual CPD. This also includes those individuals that have completed courses with other providers. Ideally this is not a course for those with no experience due to the time that is required to be proficient enough to benefit and enjoy, however please contact us if you require more information. The first part will be a revision session for those who have attended courses or other training before. Students will then go into an exercise phase following a real-life survival scenario.

Individuals will be limited to a set number of items as well as given minimum information to allow seclusion and will be regularly visited by instructors to ensure everything is okay. There will be emergency equipment with each person including walkies talkie communications.

Due to the prolonged time out in the wilderness, weather factors and the long hours spent learning, a good level of physical fitness and mental stamina is required.

This course is run in areas where there is no one for miles around, and is ran primarily in woodland areas.

This course is open to people who have attended courses with us before and want to put to practice their survival skills in a challenging environment. It is also open to people who haven’t attended one of our courses but have some level of experience and wish to take part in a challenging course that will see them learn some skills and knowledge and then put it to practice. This will be a lot more challenging physically and mentally than our Intermediate Survival Course.

If you want to test your survival skills and knowledge then this is the challenge for you.

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