Survival Week

Fire, Food, First Aid, Water, Navagation & Shelter (FFFAWNS)

The most extensive wilderness skills course in the region, giving a skillset that will cover the most essential outdoor needs. Whether you are wild camping in nearby woods, planning a micro expedition, foreign wilderness adventure or just looking for an experience this course will develop your skills and make you more efficient and ready for your future outdoor adventures.

FFFAWNS is a professional and military acronym that was developed to focus and cover the most important skills in wilderness environments and survival situations.

F. ire

F. ood

F. irst

A. id

W. ater

N. avigation

S. helter

The Setting

Finnebrogue Woods is an amazing 230 acre estate with mature woodland. It is the perfect base to explore nature. Our bush camp is really impressive! Camp facilities are on par with bushcraft camps that would be set for any deep wilderness expeditions around the globe. A mix of truly rugged outdoor life but with good facilities to cover basic needs: toilets, cooking areas, utensils, cosy firepits and bush furnishings.

Leaders

Our Survival Week is led by Rob Hill and Joan Noade, both are passionate about the outdoors and their knowledge and experience is unrivalled!

Rob Hill, our lead instructor, is a qualified mountain/expedition leader with over 25 years of experience.

In 2020 he led the expedition for a successful world record challenge in the Atacama desert (Andes) in Chile. Recently Rob has been living and working with indigenous people in South America, such as the Mapuché of Chile & Argentina and the Aché people of Paraguay and Brazil.

Joan Noade is our Woodlands Activities Manager.

Joan is a Forest School Leader and Playworker with over 25 years of experience in delivering fun outdoor play with children and young people of all ages and abilities.

Her passion and enthusiasm for getting outdoors is infectious!

In recent years she has been focusing on outdoor play and Forest Schools in Northern Ireland and their benefits on wellbeing and learning. Joan has a degree in Education, holds the Forest School Leadership Award. She is also a voluntary Mountain Rescue Team member and loves to find time to go hiking, camping, paddleboarding and rowing.

Course outline

Date & Time:

Sunday 15th September 10am-Saturday 21st September 4pm

Tickets:

£780