45-HOUR SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

Could you survive 45 hours in the wild?

Leave modern life behind. Learn to survive. Learn to thrive.

For 45 hours, you’ll leave the comforts of modern life behind and immerse yourself in the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales.

This is not simply a bushcraft weekend.

It’s an immersive wilderness challenge designed to test your resilience, teamwork, decision-making and ability to adapt.

Over two nights, you’ll build your own woodland camp, master ancient fire-lighting techniques, source and purify water, catch and cook food, and learn the practical skills needed to live comfortably in the wilderness.

Every decision matters. Every skill has a purpose.

THE CHALLENGE

Over the course of 45 hours, you’ll work as a team to establish and maintain your own wilderness camp.

You’ll learn how to:

Build your own woodland shelter
Establish a functional wilderness camp
Master ancient fire-lighting techniques
Find, collect and purify water
Catch fish for your supper
Prepare and cook wild game
Cook meals over an open fire
Use traditional bushcraft techniques
Navigate woodland terrain
Safely use knives and other edge tools
Work together as a team
Make decisions under changing conditions

And, most importantly, you’ll learn how to prioritise the essentials of survival.

TWO NIGHTS IN THE WILD

For two nights, your home will be the woodland.
There are no hotel rooms.
No comfortable beds.
No modern kitchen.
Instead, you’ll sleep beneath the stars in shelters that you help create, surrounded by the sights, sounds and challenges of the natural world.
You’ll learn how to make your camp comfortable, functional and sustainable using a combination of natural materials, traditional techniques and the equipment provided.

FRIDAY

BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS

Your first afternoon and evening are about building the foundations of wilderness survival.

Guided by experienced bushcraft instructors, you’ll take part in a series of practical, hands-on workshops designed to give you the knowledge and confidence you’ll need for the challenge ahead.

You’ll begin learning how to:

Make and manage fire
Build effective shelters
Source and purify water
Prepare food in the wilderness
Use essential bushcraft tools
Establish and organise your camp

You’ll also begin developing the campcraft skills that will become essential throughout the weekend.

By the end of the first evening, you’ll have established your base and begun to understand what it really takes to live in the wilderness.

SATURDAY

SURVIVAL MODE

This is where the challenge begins.

Saturday morning starts with a problem.

Your equipment is limited.

Some of the resources you had available the previous day have disappeared.

Now you have to rely on the skills you’ve learned.

Your first objective?

MAKE FIRE.

Once you have fire, you can begin preparing breakfast.

But from this point onwards, there is no rigid timetable.

Instead, you’ll use your skills when they are needed.

Just as you would in a genuine survival situation.

PRIORITISE. ADAPT. OVERCOME.

Your team will need to make decisions about what matters most.

Do you prioritise shelter before the weather changes?

Do you concentrate on securing food?

How will you maintain your fire?

Where will your water come from?

How will you prepare your next meal?

And what happens when something doesn’t go according to plan?

There isn’t always one correct answer.

You decide.

Your decisions will shape the experience.

FOOD IN THE WILDERNESS

Every meal throughout the weekend will be prepared and cooked using traditional campfire techniques.

You’ll learn how to work with fire as your primary cooking source and make the most of the ingredients available to you.

Depending on the challenge, this may include:

🎣 Fishing

Catch fish and learn traditional methods of preparing and cooking your catch.

🔥 Campfire Cookery

Prepare delicious meals using nothing more than fire, basic equipment and traditional techniques.

🥩 Wild Game

Learn how to prepare and cook wild game using appropriate traditional bushcraft methods.

🍞 Wilderness Bakery

Discover how to bake over an open fire using primitive and traditional techniques.

From raw ingredients to finished meal — you’ll be part of the entire process.

THE ESSENTIALS OF SURVIVAL

Throughout the challenge, you’ll continually return to the fundamental priorities of wilderness survival.

FIRE

Learn ancient fire-lighting techniques and understand how to maintain and manage a sustainable cooking and warmth fire.

SHELTER

Construct and improve your woodland shelter, learning how to protect yourself from the elements.

WATER

Learn how to identify, collect, filter and purify water safely.

FOOD

Explore traditional methods of sourcing, preparing and cooking food in the wilderness.

CAMPCRAFT

Develop the practical skills required to establish and maintain a functioning wilderness camp.

NAVIGATION

Develop essential woodland navigation and awareness skills.

TEAMWORK

Work together, communicate effectively and make decisions when resources are limited.

YOUR 45-HOUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

⛺ Two nights woodland camping

Sleep beneath the stars in a wilderness camp that you help create.

🔥 Campfire cooking

Prepare and cook your meals using traditional bushcraft techniques.

🎣 Fishing

Learn traditional fishing and food preparation techniques.

🥩 Wild game preparation

Discover traditional methods of preparing and cooking wild game.

💧 Water skills

Learn how to source, filter and purify water.

🪵 Shelter building

Construct and develop your own woodland shelter.

🔥 Ancient firecraft

Master traditional fire-lighting techniques.

🧭 Bushcraft & survival skills

Develop practical skills that you can take away and use for life.

👨‍🏫 Expert instruction

Learn from experienced bushcraft practitioners throughout the challenge.

🎒 Equipment provided

All specialist equipment and materials required for the experience are included.