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Arctic Winter Bushcraft | Outdoor Course
• Snowshoeing. • Learn the fundamentals of what it takes to survive outdoors in extreme winter conditions. • Discover what it takes to survive a Canadian winter in an emergency situation.
On this course you will sharpen your bushcraft skills and learn about practical and useful survival skills that will prepare you in case of a winter outdoor emergency. Experience an amazing three day outdoor experience in a remote Yukon setting. Participants will focus on theory, outdoor awareness, northern bushcraft as well as being properly prepared, and the required skills to survive outdoors during the winter.We cover such concepts as improvising survival shelters, making survival fires, how to set basic snares, orientation and travel by snowshoe. Learn insider tricks and techniques to keep you alive, as well as a lot of practical bushcraft knowledge that can be applied to a wide variety of outdoor activities.
(photo credit: Arctic Range Adventure)
Daily Itinerary
Meet and greet, introduction to your instructor(s). We spend half a day in an indoor classroom in order to cover several topics and theories in regards to outdoor survival. This includes such things as dangers, preparedness, equipment, survival priorities and methods of self rescue. In the afternoon we transfer outside and set up our base camp and outdoor class room as we spend the first day practicing several of the concepts covered during the morning.
We continue with the topics started on the previous day. Today we cover such topics as survival fires, hatchet and ax craft, building improvised shelters, Edible and medical food sources, basic snaring, making cordage. The emphasis of today is on developing practical and useful survival, bushcraft, and outdoor skills.
Today we covers basic and more advanced orienteering. This includes navigation using compass, GPS, maps, and natural methods. Participants are introduced to traveling using snowshoes and concepts of traveling in extreme conditions in the outdoors in general including dangers, snow, avalanche and water dangers, as well as what to consider in winter travel. We also cover improvising and building your own snowshoes in survial situations. End of course program.
Cost Description
Price Includes
- All transportation with guide.
- Camp lunch on everyday.
- Knowledgeable and experienced instructor.
- All necessary course equipment including hatchets, knives, compasses, snowshoes, survival gear, GPS, etc.
Price Excludes
- Personal gear (clothing , etc.)
- Accommodation (options available)
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Gratuities (CAD 15/day)
- Outdoor winter clothing (rental available)
- Air tickets
- Visa fee
- 5% tax (GST tax) on all charges per person
Notice
- Due to the nature of this tour last-minute changes to the itinerary are a possibility and are left up to the discretion of the guide.
- Please prepare raincoats, gloves, hats, walking shoes, extra sweaters and keep warm during the season.
- Canadian dollar: Taiwan dollar exchange rate 1:24 (Reference date: 2023/1/1)
- All participants need at least 19 years old.
- English guided tour.
- If you arrive between December 24th and January 1st, the hotel will charge a 10% holiday extra fee.
- 5% tax (GST tax) on all charges per person
- In order to ensure your rights and interests and to avoid the risks that may arise when traveling abroad, you are reminded and advised to purchase travel safety insurance and travel inconvenience insurance as needed.