Mountain survival course in the Ubaye valley

Objectives

1. Survival basics:

- Preparation, knowing yourself, bag and equipment
- Stress and situation "out of comfort zone" - Management and attitude
- Vital needs - Knowing and prioritizing them
- Survival workshops (Finding and filtering water, sheltering, managing your temperature, getting by in the wild, food, etc.)
- Orientation with or without equipment
- First aid - Prevention and reflex actions
- Quick approach to well-being in nature (breathing, posture, walking techniques, etc.)
- Situational exercises

2. Spending the night outside: 

- Choosing a base camp
- Setting up a base camp
- Bushcraft workshops around the camp
- Preparing the meal and evening by the fire

Course of events

- Meeting at the Maison de Pays de l'Ubaye - 325 Route des Mexicains, 04850 Jausiers and meeting with the instructor.
- 20 minutes drive to the course location.
- Briefing by your instructor on the activity and the safety rules.
- Succession of survival techniques: learning to make a fire, choosing and setting up a base camp, finding and filtering water, finding your way with and without equipment, eating and caring for yourself, etc.
- Tasting of local products around the fire in the evening.
- Night at the camp.
- End of the course and return to the cars.

Activity requirements

Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Special terms

A minimum number of 3 participants is required for this activity to take place.

Picnics and evening meals are not included in the course, so it is up to you to bring the food you feel is necessary for the duration of the course.

Do not forget to bring

• Comfort down 0 or 5°
• Ground mattress
• Fire stone
• Tarpaulin
• Rope
• Water jug
• Knife
• Meals

Objectives

1. Survival basics:

- Preparation, knowing yourself, bag and equipment
- Stress and situation "out of comfort zone" - Management and attitude
- Vital needs - Knowing and prioritizing them
- Survival workshops (Finding and filtering water, sheltering, managing your temperature, getting by in the wild, food, etc.)
- Orientation with or without equipment
- First aid - Prevention and reflex actions
- Quick approach to well-being in nature (breathing, posture, walking techniques, etc.)
- Situational exercises

2. Spending the night outside:

- Choosing a base camp
- Setting up a base camp
- Bushcraft workshops around the camp
- Preparing the meal and evening by the fire

3. To go further:

- Case studies
- Going further - Adapting to difficult conditions (weather, terrain, etc.)
- Bushcraft Workshops
- Navigation
- Other types of shelters possible (with and without equipment)
- Group management

Course of events

- Meeting at the Maison de Pays de l'Ubaye - 325 Route des Mexicains, 04850 Jausiers and meeting with the instructor.
- 20 minutes drive to the course location.
- Briefing by your instructor on the activity and the safety rules.
- Succession of survival techniques: learning to make a fire, choosing and setting up a base camp, finding and filtering water, finding your way with and without equipment, eating and caring for yourself, etc.
- Tasting of local products around the fire in the evening.
- Nights at the camp.
- End of the course and return to the cars.

Activity requirements

It is imperative to be in good physical condition to participate in this course.

Special terms

A minimum number of 3 participants is required for this activity to take place.

Picnics and evening meals are not included in the course, so it is up to you to bring the food you feel is necessary for the duration of the course.

Do not forget to bring

• Comfort down 0 or 5°
• Ground mattress
• Fire stone
• Tarpaulin
• Rope
• Water jug
• Knife
• Meals