Wilderness Skills
About this program
*Students under the age of 12 are welcome to enroll if their parent/guardian either takes the class with them or does a nature retreat on the land during the class. *
Students will learn basic skills needed to survive in the wilderness safely and comfortably. The philosophy behind these skills will be taught throughout the course. It will be held at our Mt. Shasta Camp which includes endless creeks, ponds and our authentic village consisting of sixteen bark tipis, two bark round houses.
We are proud to say this is the finest Skills Class taught today.
Skills Covered
- Shelters: bark tipi, tipi, lean-to, debris huts and more
- Water: how to locate and purify
- Fire: bow drill and hand drill, campfire building, wood identification, etc.
- Food: cooking methods
- Wild Edible and Useful Plants: identification and gathering
- Trapping Methods (no animals will be trapped during this class)
- Hunting Methods: primitive hunting skills and philosophy
- Hunting Tools: throwing sticks, spears, primitive bows, slings, bolas and more
- Cordage Making
- Tool Making: working with stone and wood
- Flint Knapping and Bone Working
- Tanning Animal Hides
- Camp Location and Setup
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What people are saying:
My first class at Headwaters was the Boys Rites of Passage, where I found that I had the potential to be a much better version of myself than I had been. Through Headwaters and Tim's classes, I started to find that I had real potential, in a gorgeous and nurturing environment where I was trusted with responsibilities and learned what it meant to be a care taker of nature. I think what really drove home the lessons of Headwaters to me was that after the Boys Rites of Passage I was invited to stay for the whole summer for the apprentice program, where I got to take part in every class that summer.
