Adventures
exciting hands-on Experiences!
Step off the grid
and
into the wild!
This 5-day immersive experience is designed to help you reconnect with the natural world and awaken your primal instincts.
Through guided practice, hands-on skills, and deep time in nature, you’ll learn to slow down, observe with intention, and rediscover your place in nature.
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Travel ultralight - Heading off with just a knife, a few items, and some food, you'll start off learning how to use minimal gear and outdoor living skills to camp comfortably in the wilderness.
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Living wild- You'll transition to learning how to provide for all you need with only a knife and natural materials!Craft everything straight from the wilderness- shelters, fire by friction sets, water containers, cookware, toothbrushes, backpack baskets, sleeping mats, soap, etc... and even yucca sandals!
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You won't starve- We'll bring along traveling foods that were traditionally carried by Southwest tribes (mesquite & acorn flour, deer jerky, roasted agave, etc...) and supplement them with delicious native plants we gather, and what we catch using traps and primitive fishing techniques.
Leave the wilderness with a rekindled sense of presence, basic & advanced earth-living skills, and a closer relationship with the land and yourself.
Tuition- 1,200 (All food & gear provided!)
Length- Five days
level-Medium
private groups Available!
Why wait? Create your own custom course!
Go to the Sign Up page to schedule your group's adventure!
public course dates:
PHOENIX:
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APRIL 7 - APRIL 11, 2025 (sold out)
CAMP VERDE:
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JUNE 2 - JUNE 6, 2025 (sold out)
Let's HAVE SOME
WILd FUN!
Our Survival Team-Building Challenge is designed to foster teamwork, communication, and leadership skills while placing participants in fun, simulated high-stakes situations.
Perfect for corporate retreats, home school groups, youth camps and anyone wanting a fun, exciting event!
Past experiences include:
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Hunting watermelons with atlatl spears!
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Firemaking challenges
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Water relay
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Wild foods campfire cookout
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Shelter building challenges before the "storm" fire hose!
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First aid patch up your patient competition
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Compass navigation challenge races
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Blindfold nature awareness experiences
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And tons more!!!
Experience a TON of fun, AWESOME memories, while learning traditional survival skills!
Tuition- LOTS of options we can include- contact us to customize your experience!
Length- 2 to 4 hour options!
level-Easy!
private groups Available!
Groups of 5 to 50 people are possible- send us a message on the sign-up page and we'll help create your own fun group challenge!
Learn to
carry less!
This intensive hands-on course teaches you how to survive and thrive in the wild relying on a single tool- your knife!
Heading into the backcountry with just a knife, you'll be immersed in living with what the land provides.
Provide for all your needs- start a fire by carving and using your own fire by friction set, sleep in natural shelters, catch dinner using traps and primitive fishing techniques, gather wild edible plants, boil water and cooking off a fire without any modern items, craft gear needed from scratch, navigate by the sun and landscape, and more!
Combining ancient skills with modern survival, this course emphasizes resourcefulness, resilience, and a deep connection with the land.
Tuition- 625
Length- Three days
level- Hard
private groups Available!
Why wait? Create your own custom course!
Go to the Sign Up page to schedule your group's adventure!
public course dates:
TUCSON:
MARCH 21 - MARCH 23, 2025 (sold out)
Don't watch it on T.V.-
Live the experience!
Embark on an unforgettable journey traveling light and living with the land!
Heading into the backcountry with just a knife, a few items, and food, you'll travel through the desert and canyonlands using navigation skills and living with what the land provides.
Designed for those who crave off-the-beaten-path exploration, self-reliance, and real-world navigation skills. This immersive, multi-day experience blends cross-country travel with wilderness survival, route planning, and environmental awareness.
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You won't starve- We'll bring along simple ingredients for campfire meals, and supplement them with delicious native plants we gather, and what we catch using traps and primitive fishing techniques.
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basic & advanced survival skills Create comfortable emergency shelters for staying warm and dry and staying cool in the desert heat. Make fire using modern and multiple fire by friction techniques (hand drill, and bow drill). Learn life-saving water skills- how to find,and purify water. And more!
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Improvised navigation Find your way when modern tools fail! You will explore proven accurate techniques- using the sun and shadows, celestial navigation basics and creating and using improvised compasses!
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Map & Compass skills Learn the essentials of topographic map reading and how to use your compass! We'll start with map features and aligning the map to the terrain, then you will learn basic and advanced compass skills- using it to find your location on the map, and plotting and following a course to where you want to go!
This course prepares you for remote, self-supported travel in the diverse terrains and conditions of the Southwest.
Tuition- 925
Length- Five days
level- Hard
private groups Available!
Why wait? Create your own custom course!
Go to the Sign Up page to schedule your group's adventure!
public course dates:
TREKKING FROM THE SONORAN DESERT TO THE RED ROCK CANYONS:
JUNE 16 - JUNE 20, 2025 (sold out)
