This project involves designing and executing a simulated 24-hour survival scenario, requiring participants to demonstrate fundamental wilderness survival skills in a controlled yet challenging environment. The tangible outcome is a successfully completed 24-hour period where basic needs (shelter, water, fire, navigation) are met solely through a pre-defined set of minimalist tools and natural resources. This demonstrates a foundational self-sufficiency and resilience in adverse conditions, proving the ability to apply theoretical knowledge under pressure.
The project is geared for individuals eager to test their practical skills, understand their limits, and build confidence in their capacity to adapt to environmental demands. It attracts those with a methodical, hands-on temperament and a desire for concrete skill acquisition over abstract planning.
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Skills you will develop
Hard Skills (4)
Soft Skills (5)
Unravel to explain how each skill will be learned / performed successfully during the project.
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Summary
By completing this, you become a more self-reliant individual, capable of assessing and responding to immediate needs in challenging outdoor environments. Your thinking evolves to prioritize basic necessities and practical solutions over comfort or convenience. This expands your technical range in wilderness skills and opens doors to more ambitious outdoor adventures, emergency preparedness roles, or even teaching opportunities in bushcraft. You gain a deep appreciation for essential resources and the ingenuity required for survival.
Summary
By completing this, you become a more self-reliant individual, capable of assessing and responding to immediate needs in challenging outdoor environments. Your thinking evolves to prioritize basic necessities and practical solutions over comfort or convenience. This expands your technical range in wilderness skills and opens doors to more ambitious outdoor adventures, emergency preparedness roles, or even teaching opportunities in bushcraft. You gain a deep appreciation for essential resources and the ingenuity required for survival.