In summary
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Sports
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Duration3 days
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LevelIntermediate
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DestinationEurope / Belgium
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AgeFrom the age of 18
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CO₂-Emissions26.04 kg CO2
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Type of stayIn a group
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Languages🇫🇷French🇬🇧English
In a few words
Put basic survival skills into practice on a two-day mini-trek . Survive in the wilderness without modern aids… A true return to the essentials. Through the workshops offered, you'll need to use your ingenuity and the limited equipment provided for survival. You'll have to navigate independently . Using your map, compass, and the instructions you receive, hike to the bivouac area . Analyze the terrain and choose the best route. Learn to trust others, communicate effectively, and avoid tensions within the group to ensure you reach your destination.
Then you will build your communal shelter using natural materials. Without the aid of rope, assemble the logs, branches, and foliage, and experience a true survival shelter. You will also have the opportunity to build and spend the night in an emergency shelter. The effectiveness of the protection offered by your shelter will depend on the effort you put into building it. You will make your own fire by choosing the best technique from those provided. One thing is certain: lighters and matches are forbidden... Fire is essential for adventurers. It will be your primary objective.
The highlights
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In the heart of the Ardennes
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With the leader in (survival) in nature
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Relaxed atmosphere
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Sport
Level
Bushcraft
For those well-versed in outdoor activities: you wish to learn basic survival skills such as fire-starting, building simple shelters, and foraging for food and water. You are capable of hiking for several hours at a stretch and possess the resilience and adaptability to bivouac in the wild without modern comforts.
The expert's opinion
With a little hiking experience, anyone can complete the course
In figures
Trekking
- Average duration/day: 3h30
- Average distance/day: 4 km
Management
During this stay, a supervisor will be present to guide and assist you.
Band :
1 supervisor for 1 to 14 people
Languages spoken:
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French
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English
Denis
Denis
This internship is supervised by a member of Denis Tribaudeau's team or by a certified partner.
Program
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welcoming participants
- Activity Trekking
- Duration of the activity 3h
- Distance 3 km
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
Meet at 7:00 PM at the "base camp".
Friday evening meal not provided.
Initial contact, equipment preparation, briefing on the fundamental principles of survival (what constitutes a survival situation? priorities, dangers, objectives, etc.). A team-building activity centered around a survival scenario presented by the facilitator, in which participants must work together to find a solution. Introduction to the construction and installation of homemade traps and a review of relevant regulations.
- 0:00 Sleeping in a barn or converted cabinDay 1 -
Introduction to basic skills
- Activity Trekking
- Duration of the activity 5h
- Distance 5 km
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
7am Wake-up: Breakfast and preparation, stress management.
- 8:30 am Departure from the "base camp": introduction to orienteering techniques in the great outdoors, observation of vegetation, recognition and picking of edible plants, animal tracks, collection of edible insects, crayfish fishing (only in Tenneville), etc... (trek of approximately 12km in Tenneville and approximately 14km in Hastière).
- between 12 and 15pm Arrival at the bivouac site:
Choosing a suitable location to set up the bivouac.
Learning about the basic principles of assembly and the techniques for building a shelter.
Learning how to make a fire (basic techniques without matches or a lighter, the main one being fire by friction). Review of the law.
Scenario and task allocation.
Learning how to produce drinking water:
techniques used to collect or purify water.
Learning how to make homemade traps and a reminder of the regulations.
Expedition: Gathering edible plants, learning crayfish hunting and fishing techniques(only in Tenneville), setting traps (Reminder of the law.)…
The evening meal will consist solely of the fruits of the crayfish fishing, insect hunting and edible plant gathering of the afternoon.
- 9:00 PM Evening gathering: stories, impressions, group cohesion, review of the various techniques learned during the day. Introduction to recognizing the main constellations for navigation by the stars.
- 11:00 PM Bedtime, fire watch, …Day 2 -
Learning first aid and wilderness navigation skills
- Activity Trekking
- Duration of the activity 3h
- Distance 3 km
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch included
- Dinner not included
7:30 Wake-up
Departure of an expedition: Gathering edible plants, collecting edible insects, setting traps, etc…
- Meals around the fire: stories, impressions from the night, group cohesion, review of the various techniques learned. Introduction to first aid and a refresher workshop on fire-starting techniques.
- Breaking camp: site restoration.
Raising awareness about respecting the environment.
- 11am at the latest: Departure from the bivouac: Introduction to orienteeringout in nature with a map and compass.
Taking a bearing, reading a map, (return trek of approximately 8km to Tenneville and 2km to Hastière) etc...
- 12:30 - 13:30 Return to "base camp": shower, relaxation, debriefing etc… (closing meal provided).
- Approximately 2:30 pm End of the internship.Day 3
Accommodation
- Days 1 to 2
Camping for the entire stay.
Access
Departure
Tenneville
Day 1
: 19h00
End of stay
Tenneville
Day 3
- 15h00
private parking
Go to the starting point
Take the train toGare de DinantOrGare de Bastogne
By train: via Dinant station if your destination is Hastière. Via Bastogne station if your destination is Tenneville.
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Price details
The price includes
All services described in the schedule.
The price does not include
Transportation before and after the internship.
Options
- Flex fare and insurance
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Référence incontournable en France, notre partenaire local est le leader de l'organisation de stages de survie et de "Bushcraft" en milieu naturel. Fort d'une solide réputation dans le domaine de l'aventure extrême, il vous propose une immersion totale centrée sur la compréhension de l'environnement pour mieux s'y intégrer. Encadré par des guides formés à l'école des plus grands baroudeurs, vous apprendrez les réflexes essentiels : monter un abri, allumer un feu, purifier de l'eau, s'orienter ou encore reconnaître les plantes comestibles. Alliant pédagogie et bonne humeur, cette expérience transforme chaque participant en aventurier des temps modernes, capable de faire face à l'imprévu avec les seuls moyens du bord.
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