Travel light & live Wild!
Craving a real hands-on wilderness adventure?
This is for you!
Who is this for?
You'll experience living in the wilderness with just a knife and a few items! For those who want a challenge, and a one of a kind transformative experience!
Your adventure begins:
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Travel ultralight - Heading into the wilderness with a knife, poncho, water bottle, and minimal food, you'll travel cross-country through the wilderness using improvised navigation skills.
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Living wild- Make what you need with only a knife! Sleep in a cozy shelter, start a campfire with fire by friction, craft useful gear like an agave water bottle, improvised cookware, toothbrushes, sleeping mats, yucca sandals, and so much MORE!
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Hunting & Gathering Skills- You'll eat traditional foods (mesquite & acorn flour, dried beans, deer jerky, roasted agave, etc...), delicious native plants and what we catch using traps and primitive fishing techniques.
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Everything provided We provide all the gear and food you'll need on this adventure!
Length- Three days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Class limit- Only 4 people per expedition
Tuition- 925
Full refund if not satisfied!
public course dates:
SEDONA:
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APRIL 17 - APRIL 19, 2026 (sold out)
PAYSON:
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MAY 29 - MAY 31, 2026 (sold out)
PHOENIX:
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APRIL 3 - APRIL 5, 2026 (sold out)
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OCTOBER 9 - OCTOBER 11, 2026
More dates are on the way- will be announced during courses!
Private courses available:
Pick your own date and create your own custom course!
Send us a message and we'll design the perfect adventure for you!
get outside and enjoy a wild adventure together!
Embark on an unforgettable journey with your friends or family on this private, all-inclusive adventure- sharing the excitement of exploring the wilderness!
Who is this for?
New to the desert? Wanting to reconnect with friends and family?
Or are you a homeschool group, club, or classroom?
This is a fun day wandering the back country, learning skills and enjoying the beauty of the Southwest!
an immersion experience into the desert!
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Southwest plants & animals- Saguaro cactus, javelina, coati, and so many other amazing plants and animals live in Arizona - it is absolutely rich in diversity! Learn about them as we explore!
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the past- Cliff dwellings, petroglyphs, and other evidence of past cultures are all over the Southwest! Learn about the people who have been here for thousands of years as we respectfully admire artifacts left behind.
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campfire cooking We'll start a fire from scratch using fire by friction and make a delicious gourmet wild food lunch!
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wilderness skills- Make a fire by friction, weave rope from yucca leaves, and learn other fun, hands-on wilderness living skills!
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Eating wild- Sample delicious native plants along the way!
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Everything provided We provide each person with a day pack that has all the gear, water, snacks, and everything you'll need for your adventure!
This fun day combines hands-on outdoor skills, wilderness exploration all customized for your group!
Tuition-200 for each person for a full day/ 100 for each person for a half day.
Full refund if not satisfied!
Length- One day or Half day
GROUP SIZE- 4 - 10 participants
Completely customize your experience!
Pick your own date and create your own custom course!
Send us a message and we'll design the perfect adventure for you!
Let's HAVE SOME
WILd FUN!
We've hosted bachelor & bachelorette parties, corporate team building events, birthday celebrations, 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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Fire making challenges
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Water relay
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Wild foods campfire cookout
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Shelter building challenges before the water bucket storm
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First aid patch up your patient competition
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Children's birthdays survivor themed
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Compass navigation challenge races
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Blindfold nature awareness experiences
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And more!
Experience a TON of fun, and AWESOME memories!
Tuition-525 total for a family, or group
(Everything provided- including food & gear!)
Full refund if not satisfied!
Length- 4 hours
challenge level-We'll customize your event for the age and abilities of your group!
create your own event!
Groups of 5 to 25 people are possible- send us a message on the sign-up page.
This isn’t just a course -
it’s a transformation into a wilderness leader!
Spend your days navigating rugged desert terrain, leading real expeditions, and mastering the skills required to guide others safely through the wild.
Learn to read the land, track wildlife, build fire from friction, and thrive with minimal gear. At night, sharpen your leadership mindset through campfire discussions on guiding, decision-making, and group dynamics.
From survival and bushcraft to navigation, first aid, and desert ecology, every skill is taught through direct experience. You’ll leave with the confidence to lead, the resilience to adapt, and the knowledge to build a life or business in the outdoors.
Who is this for?
Anyone who loves the outdoors and would like to have an amazing career as an outdoor guide!
What you will learn:
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Useful plants- Sample delicious wild edible plants and learn how to identify and prepare them. Discover incredible local medicinal plants for healing a variety of injuries, and illnesses.
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basic & advanced survival skills Create comfortable emergency shelters for staying warm and dry Make fire using modern and multiple fire by friction techniques (hand drill, fire saw, and bow drill). Learn life-saving water skills- how to find, and purify water. And more!
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get geared up! Make your own survival gear right from nature- making rope, an agave water bottle, toothbrushes, sharp stone blades, pitch glue, and items for living in the wild!
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Wilderness First Aid Patient assessments, trauma care for common situations, breathing, bleeding, burns, fractures, bites & stings, and medical symptoms from environmental conditions (heat stroke, hypothermia, etc) Practice scenarios involving typical injuries and illnesses encountered on desert expeditions.
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Search and Rescue Self-rescue and signaling: learn strategies to effect self-rescue including different signaling methods for search parties and communication protocols
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Guiding & Leadership Skills Learn the skills to plan, organize, and safely guide people in the wilderness. Through daily trainings, you'll learn leadership skills, and techniques and tips for keeping the group healthy and happy.
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Business development Learn how to develop a business plan, network within the guiding profession, and reach out to potential clients.
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hunting skills Hungry? No problem! Identify animals in the area using tracks and other signs and learn to make effective snares, deadfall traps, and hunting items.
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campfire cooking Cook a meal off a campfire without modern cookware! Learn how to pit bake, boil using hot stones, and make useful cookware items like tongs, green stick grills, and coal burned bowls.
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improvised navigation Get lost proof when modern tools fail!
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Map & Compass Skills Use a map and compass to find where you are, and accurately travel off trail!
You'll train in real backcountry conditions as you learn expedition planning, group leadership, client psychology, and risk management. Build advanced survival, medical, and bushcraft skills while gaining hands-on experience leading daily group travel, teaching skills, and managing real-world scenarios!
Tuition- 3,250
Full refund if not satisfied!
Length- 28 Days
Class limit- 10 participants per module
public course dates:
The 28 day courses are broken into 14 day sessions:
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Module 1: Sept 27 - Oct 10, 2026
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Module 1: May 23 - June 5, 2027
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Module 2: Oct 11 - 24, 2026
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Module 2: June 6 - 19, 2027
