Young people taking part will complete the Survival Skills Scout Badge requirements. In addition, previous attendees have learned how to:

• Use a life raft and practise sea survival techniques
• Receive expert outdoor First Aid training from a paramedic
• Explore wildlife management and learn deer preparation
• Prepare and cook squirrel and fish for food
• Apply basic physics by designing and setting food traps
• Sample emergency rations and dehydrated supplies
• Purify water, carve wood, and bake bread on hot stones
• Identify and safely eat wild foods such as raw nettles
• Signal for rescue using flares and signal mirrors
• Master fire lighting through repeated challenges
• Travel light, set up tarps and hammocks, and build camp furniture
• Safely use an axe and saw to establish an expedition camp
• Cook improvised meals such as “roadkill” or “sled dog” stew

And much, much more!