Survival
Over the years Max has witnessed the fear of death on many occassions, where a potentially fatal outcome, for himself or others, was real. Survival skills can replace fear with respect for, and trust in, nature. Such knowledge enables people to walk freely and be nurtured by the “soul food” of the natural environment.
Many irrational fears cloud people’s engagement with the wilderness – and even with natural habitats in suburbia. Fear of snakes, spiders, being lost or alone are acquired fears. Knowledge is the key to dispelling them.
As a society we need to recapture the survival skills and empathy with nature which our ancestors instinctively knew. True appreciation of our natural environment may be the only factor that saves it and, on occasions, us.
The Survival Course is designed to teach you survival through practical and theoretical deivery.
By virtue of our job as trackers, we have to be able to survive in the wilderness, and so over the years, we, as trackers have developed our own style of survival, which for the first time ever is open to you. Your instructor, has used his survival skills all over the world, and has had to apply the skills in real-life situations. Your instructors have used these skill for real.
His teaching is drawn from personal contactwith Mike Durant, ( Black Hawk Down Pilot, Mogadishu and Joe Simpson, Touching The Void)) and some of the greatest survival instructors of his time, both in Africa and Canada.
Max is a qualified venemous snake handler and snake bite first aider, and has taught several courses to celebrities and TV companies.
Shelter Building
Natural and solar navigation
Spoon carving
Fire Lighting
Bugs and Smudge( natural repellant) Preperation
Solar still & aspiration water collecton
Food preperation
Noom
Micro and macro rescue signals
Surviving forest fire
Survival cadence
Basic Survival equipment
Survival Physiology
Distress Signals
Group dynamics in survival situation
You dont need any survival or tracking experience.
We wont be covering large distances, however you will need to be able to walk a couple of miles and you will be sleeping with the basic requirements in the open.
You will be taking your survival kit into the SURVIVAL TRAINING AREA, your ditch kit will remain at another location.
Your kit will be divided into two to include
SURVIVAL KIT
Sleeping Bag
Orange Survival Bag or bin bag
Whistle
Hat and gloves, water-proofs, layering system, water bottle, small knife
Boots and socks.
DITCH KIT:
Rucksack
Roll matt
Full set spare clothing
Torch
Matches/ lighter
towel
Toiletries
Food requirements: Sufficient for 48 Hours, from a natural resource.
27th To 29th May 2011
By virtue of our job as trackers, we have to be able to survive in the wilderness, and so over the years, we, as trackers have developed our own style of survival, which for the first time ever is open to you. Your instructor, has used his survival skills all over the world, and has had to apply the skills in real-life situations. Your instructors have used these skill for real.
His teaching is drawn from personal contactwith Mike Durant, ( Black Hawk Down Pilot, Mogadishu and Joe Simpson, Touching The Void)) and some of the greatest survival instructors of his time, both in Africa and Canada.
Max is a qualified venemous snake handler and snake bite first aider, and has taught several courses to celebrities and TV companies.
Shelter Building
Natural and solar navigation
Spoon carving
Fire Lighting
Bugs and Smudge( natural repellant) Preperation
Solar still & aspiration water collecton
Food preperation
Noom
Micro and macro rescue signals
Surviving forest fire
Survival cadence
Basic Survival equipment
Survival Physiology
Distress Signals
Group dynamics in survival situation
You dont need any survival or tracking experience.
We wont be covering large distances, however you will need to be able to walk a couple of miles and you will be sleeping with the basic requirements in the open.
You will be taking your survival kit into the SURVIVAL TRAINING AREA, your ditch kit will remain at another location.
Your kit will be divided into two to include
SURVIVAL KIT
Sleeping Bag
Orange Survival Bag or bin bag
Whistle
Hat and gloves, water-proofs, layering system, water bottle, small knife
Boots and socks.
DITCH KIT:
Rucksack
Roll matt
Full set spare clothing
Torch
Matches/ lighter
towel
Toiletries
Food requirements: Sufficient for 48 Hours, from a natural resource.
27th To 29th May 2011


