Epic Wilderness Adventures & Outdoor Skills Classes
We do hard things, in wild places. . .
. . .because challenge, wonder and wildness will change your life.
Get curious. Get capable. Grow wild.
You are a wild animal. Not metaphorically—literally. Your nervous system was forged over millions of years to track, hunt, build, navigate, and belong to a place- within a tribe.
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And then we built offices.
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We aren't disconnected from nature, we're dislocated from it. And like a dislocated joint, it won't stop hurting until the bone goes back into place- until we go back to where we belong.
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Most outdoor programs respond to this by treating wilderness as somewhere humans go to visit—carefully, apologetically, leaving no trace. Which is important. But somewhere in all that careful visiting, we forgot that we actually belong out there.
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Our skills classes- like first aid, survival and rescue- to give you the knowledge and skills you need to go adventure safely. Our immersive adventures that connect you with nature, community, and your wild self. Every class and trip blends hands-on skills, play, and challenge to help you grow grit, confidence, and capability.​
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Learn to track, forage, build shelters, cook over fire, and navigate wild terrain all while having a blast. ​Think less 'guided tour,' more 'feral field trip with people who become your people.
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You'll be supported, challenged, and probably surprised by yourself.
Expand your capabilities & deepen your connection to the wild
Our home base is Raleigh, NC.
Classes stay close to the Triangle, but our adventures roam all over the state and the Southeast.
Global adventures launching soon!
About the Founder
Ali has led wilderness expeditions on three continents since 2009, from China and Hong Kong to Oman, the UAE, California and North Carolina. She spends three to six months a year living in wild places while leading trips, and has lived out of a backpack, a sea kayak and a saddlebag.
A Wilderness First Responder since 2010 and a member of a search and rescue team since 2024, she has managed risk and handled medical issues in remote places around the world. She has built outdoor education programs, risk assessments and safety protocols for expedition companies globally, including managing wilderness medicine training for Absolute Adventure in the UAE and Oman and for Dragonfly Outdoors in Hong Kong.
She has also served as medical coordinator for an ultramarathon and a mountain bike race in Oman’s remote Hajar Mountains. On the water, she has thousands of miles of sea kayak leadership under her blades, including more than 2,000 along the North Carolina coast alone, and she created a sea kayaking expedition leader training program for Absolute Adventure.
Always looking to go deeper, she took on the 21-day challenge on Naked and Afraid, surviving three weeks in the Zambian bush. You’ll learn from someone who doesn’t just have the skills. She lives them.
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