In summary
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Sports
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Duration4 days
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LevelIntermediate
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DestinationFrance / Burgundy-Franche-Comté
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AgeFrom the age of 18
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CO₂-Emissions11.78 kg CO2
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Type of stayIn a group
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Languages
English
French
In a few words
Prepare for a fully immersive and enriching experience with our 4-day bushcraft & wildlife course. Whether you're a complete beginner or have some experience, dive into an intensive program that will teach you all the essential techniques for total self-sufficiency in the great outdoors, whether on treks, hikes, or trips.
Our goal is to teach you how to find resources in nature, identify the essentials for your survival, and prepare you to handle unforeseen situations in the field. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to put together your own survival kit, head out on a bivouac with equipment, or set up a more permanent camp in an evocative trapper atmosphere. Join us on a progressive adventure where, day after day, you'll learn to reconnect with nature, find resources within it, and live better with less.
The highlights
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A progressive and comprehensive training program to suit everyone
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A very wild and unspoiled natural environment
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An immersive experience you'll remember for a long time!
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Sport
Level
Bushcraft
The expert's opinion
Accessible to all levels. The content is dense and rich, allowing beginners and experienced practitioners alike to practice and discover new techniques.
Management
English
French
Mountain Guide
Specialist in so-called "primitive" techniques
Program
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Welcome and first day of workshops
- Activity Bushcraft
- Breakfast included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
9:00 am: Welcome of participants and introduction of the team. Round table discussion of everyone's expectations and distribution of equipment for the 4 days.
9:30 a.m.: The first morning will be an opportunity to see all the theoretical basics of life in nature and planning an adventure: orientation, equipment, safety, shelter... Depending on the weather conditions, these workshops may take place indoors or directly in the forest.
Next, the group will plan its own hiking route for the afternoon, choosing a route between 12 and 15km. Each person will take turns leading the group to practice using a compass.
12:00 PM: Lunch (bring your own)
1:00 PM: Fire regulations, wood preparation, sticking, and fire-making techniques without a lighter or matches. Finding and collecting natural kindling. We will continue in the afternoon with other practical workshops: Finding and filtering water to make it potable, an introduction to botany, learning to identify some edible plants, and choosing a campsite.
We will arrive at the bivouac site before nightfall (time depending on the season and weather) and we will discuss useful knots and setting up camp for the evening.
The evening will be a friendly gathering around the campfire, with an opportunity for informal discussion with the leader. We'll recap the first day. A headlamp hike may be offered to those who are keen.
Day 1 -
Bottom of bag
- Activity Bushcraft
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner included
8:00 am: After a natural wake-up and a packed breakfast, we will see together how to use the principles seen the day before to prepare a backpack for a day trip: this is what we call the backpack base.
Then we will spend the day practicing various bushcraft and wildlife workshops with repurposed equipment: fire by percussion, water filtration and purification, shelter building... A botany module and a foraging session are also planned during the day.
Part of the afternoon will be dedicated to building communal shelters, and you'll spend the evening and night without sleeping bags to discover the joys of sleeping without equipment by the warmth of a campfire. Sleeping bags and traditional shelters will remain available for those who prefer more comfort, but the experience is well worth having!
Day 2 -
Total autonomy
- Activity Bushcraft
- Accommodation Bivouac / Tent
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner included
After waking up and debriefing on the night, we will leave for a water refill at the river a few kilometers away.
This day will be dedicated to the collection of natural resources and the implementation of wilderness living techniques using only what nature offers us: fire by friction, making individual shelters, preparing wood, making torches, pottery, initiators, woodworking, collective making, animal tracking, rope making... the workshops offered on this day will be subject to the season and available resources.
Breakfast and lunch will be packed lunches, and in the evening we will collect trout, gut them, and cook them for everyone. Vegetarian options may be available.
Those who wish to do so will be able to sleep in an individual shelter on a neighboring plot to experience isolation for the night and the feeling of being "alone in the world".
Day 3 -
Revisions and return to civilization
- Activity Bushcraft
- Breakfast included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
The day will begin with a session of exchange and debriefing on everyone's shelters: in this way we will all benefit from the tips and experience of the group to optimize our future adventures.
The morning is finally devoted to reviewing the previous days, addressing questions that were not covered in the previous 3 days, or to an immersive role-playing scenario.
Return around noon to the hostel where those who wish can eat, and above all enjoy a well-deserved hot shower before a round table discussion about the experience.
The internship ends around 1:30 pm, followed by a meal for those who wish to stay.
Day 4
Note
The meals you bring will be enhanced with the day's harvest.
In the evening we encourage sharing local specialties!
The course is designed to be progressive: day after day we remove layers of equipment to end up with total self-sufficiency based on natural resources.
The program is subject to change depending on the season and the weather; the order of the workshops may be reversed for reasons of comfort and pedagogy.
The activity is maintained regardless of the weather, except in the event of a climatic event that jeopardizes the safety of the group.
Accommodation
Bivouac under tarps (provided) on a private forest plot in the heart of a wild mountain range, in communal shelters on the second night, and individually or in pairs on the third night
No convenience.
Access
Parking available with access to the starting point
Go to the starting point
Free parking is available on site.
Price details
The price includes
- Supervision by a qualified outdoor professional (CQP ARPO or DE AMM)
- The provision of technical and bivouac equipment
- Consumables for bushcraft workshops (cord, firesteel...)
- The privatization of a plot of forest for bivouacking
The price does not include
- Transportation to the meeting point
Options
- Sleeping bag : CHF5.49 / unit
- Meals in the form of survival rations : CHF18.30 / unit
- Flex fare and insurance
Practical information
Specific formalities
Specifics
Before your departure, check with the embassy or consulate regarding the entry and stay requirements for your destination country. You can also find this information on the France Diplomatie website ( https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/ ).
In the case of flights with stopovers operated by different airlines, also check the entry requirements of the countries you are transiting through.
It is your responsibility to ensure you are in compliance, particularly regarding the validity of your identity documents (for example, some countries require your passport to be valid for at least six months after your return) , visa requirements, necessary vaccinations, and health recommendations. And don't forget to consider any customs restrictions and other potential requirements of your destination or transit country.
ℹ️ Information may change up to the departure date, remember to regularly check official websites.
Equipment
Equipment provided on site
A materials kit will be provided to you (one kit per pair) during the experiment, containing:
- 1 compass
- 1 firesteel
- 1 tarp, sardines, string
- 1 headlamp
- 1 heavy survival blanket
- 1 fixed blade knife
- 1 IGN map of the area
Equipment to bring
A complete list with a visual and checkable PDF sheet will be sent to you by email upon registration.
1. Required equipment
This equipment is necessary to ensure your safety. If you have any difficulty obtaining it, please contact us: we may be able to lend you the missing piece of equipment or direct you to where you can get it.
- One hiking backpack of at least 45L. Comfortable, ideally with a waist belt. If it's larger, no problem, just be careful not to fill it completely.
- 1 floor mat , floor insulation such as an inflatable mattress or a foam square.
- 1 sleeping bag suitable for the forecasted nighttime temperature. Check the comfort temperature (the highest temperature rating) to determine if the bag is appropriate.
- 1 pair of hiking shoes or trail running shoes. They should be comfortable, not too new, and have good grip.
- 1 metal cup that can go on the fire.
- 1 water bottle that can hold 2L for 36 hours.
2. Optional equipment for a survival course
We provide this equipment, but if you already own this equipment, or are planning to invest in it, please bring it with you; for educational reasons, it is much more instructive to work with your own equipment.
- 1 compass
- 1 firesteel
- 1 notebook
- A tarp is a sheet approximately 3x3m with attachment points. Avoid agricultural tarps, which are not well-suited for this purpose.
- 1 headlamp, or a flashlight, with fresh batteries.
- 1 heavy survival blanket
- 2 to 6 meters of cord, string or paracord
- 1 first aid kit, optional as all our supervisors are equipped.
- 1 fixed blade knife, with a single blade approximately 10 to 15cm long.
- 1 small folding saw
- One pair of cut-resistant gloves is strongly recommended.
Clothing to bring
Your clothing must be suitable for life in the forest :
- Durable clothing made of natural, non-synthetic materials (synthetic clothing may be damaged by fire)
- A pair of walking shoes , high-top or low-top, preferably waterproof, but above all comfortable and already broken in: avoid brand new shoes. Trail running shoes can also be suitable.
- A spare pair of socks
- A change of clothes to leave in the car for the return trip if you wish.
The 3-layer principle allows for the management of almost all situations:
- a long-sleeved base layer in breathable fabric (hollow fibers) and merino or thermal leggings
- a warm fleece jacket, durable hiking pants
- A windproof, waterproof, and breathable jacket such as Gore-Tex. If you take a down jacket, bring a loose-fitting cotton overshirt to protect yourself from embers.
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