Outdoor Survival Courses
Our courses are divided into:
SURVIVAL PROPEDEUTICAL COURSE (for neophytes)
SURVIVAL BASE COURSE (for aspiring operators with OUTDOOR experiences)
SURVIVAL ADVANCED COURSE (for operators F.I.S.S.S. aspiring basic instructors )
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSE SURVIVAL – OUTDOOR (for BASE F.I.S.S.S. INSTRUCTORS aspiring to the EXPERT level)
EXPECTED DATES: 6-7-8 APRIL 2018 / 4-5-6 MAY 2018 / 1-2-3 JUNE 2018 / 6-7-8 JULY 2018/30 AUGUST -1-2 SEPTEMBER 2018 / 5-6-7 OCTOBER 2018.
LOCATION: Turin Headquarters c/o Salgari Campus – Corso Chieri 60
TIME: 9.00pm
For contacts and more info: +39 393 860 9020
Below the programs in detail:
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MINIMUM DURATION: two days and one night on holidays time
PARTICIPANTS: maximum 10 for each expert Instructor (assisted by Base Instructor for several groups).
WHERE: equipped space suitable for carrying out the planned activities.
PROGRAM
- THEORY. Presentation of the course, briefing on the principles of Survival, Surviving, Human Ecology, individual and group preservation, fears and phobias, manual or handouts delivery and survival kit display.
- MOTOR AND EXPERTISE SKILLS. Ecodynamic paths, rope and bridge passages, boulders, zip lines, etc. free body.
- MANUALITY. Main knots and their applications (gassa, boatman, double English, square ligature).
- FIRE AND WATER. Ignition of the fire, boiling and making water potable, ecosystems and food resources, cooking with primitive systems.
- LUNCH: Self-managed barbecue.
- HUNTING AND DEFENSE. Shooting with throwing gear: bow, javelin with and without propeller, throwing sticks, etc.
- ORIENTATION. Basic knowledge with and without compass (excluding maps).
- SHELTER. Individual and / or group fitting techniques.
- AUTONOMY. Dinner and emergency bivouac at the camp (or surrounding areas) in the built shelters or elementary lodgings. Safety and comfort criteria for overnight stays.
- EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH. Disorientation and orientation (with and without compass). Trekking of a few kilometers and elements of knowledge of the ecosystem
- LUNCH (served) with local products.
- CONTEST among participants, debriefing, delivery of certificates and leave.
MINIMUM INDIVIDUAL COST: 150 EURO (includes hospitality, materials, food, card and insurance).
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MINIMUM DURATION: two days and two nights.
PARTICIPANTS: maximum 8 for each Master or expert Instructor (assisted by Basic Instructor for several groups).
WHERE: in equipped camp in non-anthrop zed territory or traveling in autonomy.
PROGRAM
- Verification of personal survival kit, food resources and necessary technical equipment.
- Climbing concepts with suitable equipment.
- Dexterity path on cables or ropes with harnesses.
- Construction of shelters or vessels.
- Cartography and compass.
- First aid in emergency situations.
- Set up rope passes.
- Overnight accommodation with shelters and bivouacs autonomously in two different situations.
- Techniques of construction tools for launches, ignition of the fire with primitive tools, recovery, transport, water purification, cooking, food treatment, recognition and use of suitable natural essences.
- Exploration trekking with orientation test in total autonomy.
MINIMUM INDIVIDUAL COST: 250 EURO (includes hospitality, materials, food, card and insurance).
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MINIMUM DURATION: 4 days (also in 2 steps of 2 days each in different schools)
PARTICIPANTS: maximum 10 for each Master Instructor (assisted by another Instructor)
WHERE: itinerant in total autonomy and / or at the equipped field
PROGRAM
- Anthropo-ecomotor theory, principles of autonomy, psychology and behavioral economics, teaching, human ecology.
- Preparation of a base camp and exploration project
- Construction of rope passes and bridges, specific safety and rescue criteria.
- Fire, conservation and treatment of food recovered on the territory or supplied.
- Reading topographic maps; GPS and hiking practice.
- Disorientation and orientation in autonomy (contest).
- Safety criteria and practice of recovery, rescue and decommitment on plants and in water.
- Legal aspects of survival, managment and Eco-Campus criteria. Federal regulations.
- Construction of artifacts and tools with natural elements found in the area.
- First aid interventions, personal and group defense, tactics and intervention strategies.
MINIMUM INDIVIDUAL COST: 450 EURO (includes hospitality, materials, food, card and insurance).
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MINIMUM DURATION: 7 days (even in multiple steps and different locations)
PARTICIPANTS: minimum 6 for each MASTER Instructor or consultants
WHERE: In suitable locations
PROGRAM
- AIFOS height work course and safety in adventure parks.
- Training, communication and management of the group.
- Experimental Archeology Course (chipping, woodworking, repair construction).
- Internship in the Federal School field.
MINIMUM TOTAL INDIVIDUAL COST: 1,200 EURO (includes hospitality, materials, food, card and insurance).
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