Fleming College
HWTI Provides Second Wilderness Survival Course For Fleming College Students
Saturday/November/2011 01:30 PM
The Highlands Wilderness Training Institute had the pleasure of training a second group of students from Fleming College’s Outdoor Adventure Program this past Thursday and Friday. Students from the program who often spend a great deal of time in the great outdoors were given a first hand experience in how to deal with an unexpected night in the wilderness.
The instructors went over topics such as what items can be used to build a simple and cost effective wilderness survival kit, How to help rescuers find you, how to build effect wilderness distress signals and how to light a fire under all conditions regardless of weather. Students were shown how to build a shelter effectively that will help reduce the risks of Hypothermia and then were given the opportunity to spend a night in the shelters they had built.
A great time was had by all. Great Job Gang !!!
Class 1 From Fleming Colleges Outdoor Adventure Program Survive A Night In The Woods
Sunday/November/2011 01:08 PM
Students Made it Through the night with a few tired faces come dawn. Students from Fleming College were given a firsthand experience in what to expect and what to do when a fun day in the Wilderness Goes Wrong… Topics such as hypothermia, fire building, wilderness shelter construction and how to make it through a night in the wilderness at -6’c with no sleeping bag and very little gear was covered. The students did and amazing job !!!
We hope to see you again and play safe when out on your future trips