We believe in a reciprocal relationship between community and skill building finding that community enriches the adoption of new skills and skills enrich community.
Whether you join us for a single workshop or one of our extended skills training programs, we welcome you into our community and hope you will take what you have learned back to yours.
Ancient Skills. Good Company. Great Weekends!
Mastering the key elements needed for survival in the outdoors isn't just for wilderness instructors. Each skill we teach has a practical application, but also simply shifts our perspective on how to live closer to nature. Expect to have your edges pushed and your skills tested no matter where you are in your wilderness skills journey.
Wilderness Survival for Everyone!
2024 Spring & Fall Dates TBA
If you’ve ever wished that Camp W would offer something fun and amazing for adults, this one is for you! Come join us for a weekend in the woods, and be prepared to blow your mind with how much you can learn in two & a half days. Youth are welcome to these weekends as well!
There’s a lot of complexity in wilderness survival, but we’re here to break it all down for you and help you learn it one skill at a time. These weekend courses will cover essential survival skills that make you feel more comfortable and confident in the woods and that make you feel way more connected to the natural world. The skills can also save your life, without reliance on high-tech gear.
Some examples of what workshops cover:
Survival shelter techniques and principles of heat loss
Water purification strategies
Friction fire techniques for various environments
How to feed yourself and take care of yourself with wild plants
Basics of trapping, tracking and awareness
Hazards of the wilderness and safety protocols
Ancient Weaponry Techniques
Woodworking, tool crafting, and other creative mediums
This workshop will be 100% outdoors, and 100% experiential learning. You’ll be practicing all these skills yourself, so that you can take home the knowledge to continue learning on your own. Fun and personal growth are guaranteed.
Day: Saturday 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 9am – Noon $193 non residential
Full weekend program: Friday 6 pm – Sunday Noon $293 residential all inclusive
MEN'S WILDERNESS WEEKENDS
Make your own fire by friction, build a shelter (from sticks or snow) that can keep you warm and dry. Build a fire in any weather and cook a delicious meals without even a pot. Create a stronger connection with the plants and animals with whom you share your corner of the earth, all the while building a community around masculinity.
For us the Men's Weekend is the invitation to stretch ourselves, to dive into new skills, and to celebrate the community of other men on a similar journey. Come explore the natural world, and have a great time doing it! We’ll practice skills and strengthen our connections to the earth, each other, and ourselves.
Men's Weekend are open to both new and returning participants. With each new season we offer a new perspective in our natural history and skills teaching, and hopefully bring light and new perspective to a different aspect of our lives as men in the world. Each season is unique. Come learn from the land and each other as we deepen our exploration into the sacred order of survival – shelter, water, fire, food. We will create crafts from the season’s bounty while gathering wild snacks along the way.
No previous experience is necessary, simply a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn. This will be an intimate group, with no more than 15 participants. We will immerse ourselves in a different aspect of primitive skills each time, tying them all together with a shared fire and some wild foods. Each month we’ll include basic awareness practices that you can integrate into your home lives and continue on your own. You can expect fires, wanders in the woods, cold plunging, hot tub/sauna, carving and wildcrafting, laughter, song, opportunities to stretch yourself, and an increased sense of confidence in nature connection and survival skills.
Spring & Fall 2024 Dates TBA
Email info@campw.org to receive more information!
Full weekend program: Friday 6 pm – Sunday 4pm $293 residential all inclusive
Connect with the rhythms of the Earth. Share stories around the warmth of the fire, wander the land looking for signs of wildlife, and deepen your awareness of the natural world. Mt. Solitude offers a forest sanctuary for self-reflection, relaxation, and rejuvenation of spirit. We gather as a community of women- learning, sharing, singing, and celebrating harmoniously with nature.
As women, our experience revolves around the natural cycles both internal and externally in coherence with the Earth. In this program, we revel in all aspects of our journey throughout womanhood and focus on nourishing body, mind and soul. We will foster a deeper connection with Self, our community, and Nature through skills taught by our program guides, meditation and self-reflection, deepening our connection with nature, nourishing our bodies through medicinal plants and healthy homemade meals.
Some programming examples (each weekend will look a little different depending on the season):
Practice the art of making and maintaining fire using traditional methods
Learn how to safely and confidently identify, harvest, and prepare wild edibles and medicinal plants from the medicine wheel garden
Morning Yoga practice
Guided meditation out in nature, the birds chirping and a running stream in the background
Crafting a salve/tea or other self care item from harvested herbs
Carving a shallow wooden bowl to hold sacred items
Spring & Fall 2024 Dates TBA
Email info@campw.org for more information!
Full weekend program: Friday 6 pm – Sunday 4pm $293 residential all inclusive
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