About
the Course
Many people wonder how they would do if placed
in a sudden "survival
situation." How would you establish your priorities? Would you decide
to hike for rescue or stay put? Research has shown that the first 72-hours
after a situation occurs are the most important for your safety and survival.
To help increase your chances of surviving these 72-hours, BOSS has created
the 72-Hour Survival Rescue Course –
known informally as "The Crash Course." It's
fun, it's exciting, it's challenging, and above all, you'll learn something
about yourself and about true survival.
Course
Content
The 72-Hour Survival Rescue course is designed to simulate
a true survival scenario. Held in a remote location in the desert or mountains
near Boulder, Utah, the course will be built around a realistic survival
situation in which something “unexpected” has happened to the group. The
students will learn to prioritize their needs and how to take care of each
priority. The students must then make decisions and take actions based
on these priorities of survival. These challenges may include finding
food and water and creating ways to stay warm and signal for rescue.
Instruction will be based on an experiential learning model, which gives the student a chance to attempt and explore all options before the instructors debrief and explain what other decisions or actions may have been more helpful. Survival skills will therefore be taught within the context of each group's actions and needs. The skills taught on this course will stay true to the primitive skills BOSS has always taught, however, a few modern options for survival will also be presented that have a contextual basis in the survival scenario created.
This course will certainly test your mental and physical abilities to take care of yourself and your group when the chips are down, and nobody gets "voted off the island."
About
BOSS
Since 1968, BOSS Courses
have set the standard for low-technology camping and desert hiking techniques,
where instruction
is conducted without the intrusion of modern technology in environments
that allow course content to be experienced first-hand. Our commitment to
quality and to our core philosophies has earned BOSS its reputation as the
survival school to go to when you want to learn from the best in the industry.
The
Course Location
The location for the 72-Hour
Survival Rescue Course will not be disclosed, although it will be near our
field office in Boulder, Utah.
Learning
by Doing & Personalized Instruction
At BOSS, we strongly believe in learning by doing. While at times, instruction
will be done in lecture format, it will be done in the field where students
can see what they are learning and can practice their skills in a natural
environment. All BOSS Skills Course enrollments are carefully monitored to
provide each session with a student-teacher ratio conducive to hands-on instruction.
Each student is guaranteed personalized instruction and guidance to ensure
that he or she completes the course with the necessary knowledge and materials
needed.
Age
Most BOSS Skills courses have younger age requirement. However, due to the
possibly strenuous nature of this course, the minimum age for the Survival
Rescue course is 18.
Food & Diet
There will be no established menu of foods for this course. Students will
have to make use of the resources they "discover" as part of
the scenario presented.
In case of a true emergency, BOSS staff members can arrange for provisions for the group.
2008 Dates & Prices
| 72-Hour Survival Rescue |
SR-6 |
August
24 - 27, 2008 |
Utah |
$650 |
Course dates and prices are subject to change. Space is limited on each course, and registrations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please go to the Registration page for more information.
