Course options - Gold DofEHA or Advanced Bushcraft course; $85
May 2019: Tamaki West near Dannevirke 17-19 May PLUS prep day 5 May 2019. WAITLISTED - any new participants will be waitlisted as the course is full.
Jul 2019: Mill Block near Levin 26-28 Jul PLUS prep day 7 Jul 2019.
Sep 2019: Tamaki West near Dannevirke 13-15 Sep PLUS prep day 1 Sep 2019.
The training weekend is 7.30 pm Friday night to 3 pm Sunday.
The prep day is 9am to 3pm in venue TBA Palmerston North and Hawkes Bay.
If no dates suit we can take your details and let you know if a suitable option arises.
The course aims to consolidate the bushcraft skills and knowledge of the participant. It is a field oriented course with most of the time spent in the outdoors. It is for those who have done the Intermediate Bushcraft course, (or similar training) or who have extensive experience in the bush and want to really develop their skills. A preparatory session will be held before a planned weekend overnight trip is included. A tramp with a full pack will be involve significant off track travel. Participants must be fit to travel for approximately eight hours across hill country, on and off track, with a full pack. This course also meets the requirements for Gold Duk...e of Edinburgh training.
On completion, the participant will have an experience of:
* How to operate in an environmentally responsible manner
* Off-track navigation and route finding with and without a compass
* Advanced leadership skills in emergency situations
* Travelling on steeper terrain and tracks above the bushline where snow is not likely to be encountered
* Acting as party leader
* Lighting an emergency fire
* Using natural bivvies and/or flysheets for shelter