The wilderness survival training course consists of camping outdoors for several nights under primitive conditions to teach you how to thrive in Nature.

• WHAT: wilderness survival training course



• WHERE: in the wilderness just outside Scottsdale, Arizona (initial meeting at DTMMS)



• WHEN: Next dates to be announced on this web page and via email. Click here for information on the WITS List, our simple, confidential email announcements, or bookmark this page to check back for updates.



• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Participants should be in reasonable physical condition when the course commences. Course takes place in the outdoors with some hiking and overnight stays in primitive conditions.

Get Back to Nature

Instructor Bruce Beck, a wilderness survival training instructor since 1978, will be teaching us some largely forgotten knowledge about living off the land, including:

• how to use a compass
• how to build shelter
• various ways to build a fire and stay warm
• how to forage for food
• how to find and conserve water
• dispelling common myths about wilderness survival

Learn to Thrive

More than a course in techniques, this program teaches the most important aspect of outdoor survival: alignment with the elements through a proper attitude. Learn to free think, adapt and improvise to your best advantage. Gain confidence in your daily life by learning to be self reliant.

Register Online

• COST:
  
  • $425.00 for early registration.
  • $475.00 on site.
  • Group Rate - only for early registration of groups with 3 or more people: $375.00 per person.
  • Two-course Discount: sign up for any two courses and get $75.00 off your total registration cost! (Must pay in full for both courses before your first one starts).
  • Three-course Discount: sign up for all three courses and get $150.00 off your total registration cost! (Must pay in full for all three courses before first one starts).


• REGISTRATION: Register securely online or use one of several registration options.



• MORE INFO: Visit our general information page for more information about travel, accomodations, registration and more. You can also request a Free Brochure. For any other questions, please email wits@dtmms.org, and we will be happy to respond to you.