Spring Training

Meet twice before your trip to learn new skills in camping, canoeing, portaging, navigation, and wilderness living. Grow in confidence and humility as we step out of our comfort zones.

Basic Skills

All campers will learn to:

  • Carry a portage pack

  • Bridge a canoe

  • 3-person flip a canoe

  • Assist in meal prep and do dishes

  • Power-stroke with feathering

  • Tell time and direction by the sun

  • Gather dead, downed, and dry firewood

  • Help hold ropes for a bear pack

  • Fill buckets of water from lake

  • Set up tent and sleeping bags

  • Use the latrine without falling in

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Intermediate Skills

Most campers will learn to:

  • Load and unload packs

  • Portage a canoe with breaks

  • 2-person flip a canoe

  • Move pots on/off the fire

  • Draw, pry, and backstroke

  • Locate campsites and portages

  • Build a fire in dry conditions

  • Throw the rope for a bear pack

  • Determine where to gather water

  • Set up and organize the kitchen

  • Feel open to using the woods as a bathroom

Advanced Skills

Some campers will learn to:

  • Load/unload canoe in all settings

  • Portage a canoe over obstacles

  • 1-person flip a canoe

  • Cook safely over the camp stove

  • Steer using a C-stroke and J-stroke

  • Navigate with map and compass

  • Build a fire in wet conditions

  • Find where to hang a bear pack

  • Manage the water purification

  • Oversee the set up of a safe camp

  • Use the woods anytime, anywhere