Upcoming Classes & Trips
Wilderness First Aid
January 31-February 1 8am-5pm
Raleigh, NC
$175
When things go sideways in the wild, we don't rise to the occasion, we fall to our level of training. This certification teaches you to assess, stabilize, and make critical decisions when there's no ambulance coming. How to splint with what you have. When to evacuate and when to shelter in place. How to keep someone alive until you can get them to definitive care.​
Wilderness Navigation
February 7 1p-4p
Lake Raleigh
$85
Getting lost transforms peaceful hikes into panic. This field course builds foundational navigation skills that keep you oriented and confident. Master map and compass basics, read terrain features, and develop spatial awareness through real exercises. Turn "where am I?" moments into minor corrections with essential knowledge that transforms navigation anxiety into trail confidence.
Wildling Wander
February 21, 2026 10am-4pm
Williamson Preserve Raleigh, NC
$120
This 6-hour immersion awakens your ancestral awareness through stealth, tracking, and deep nature connection. Learn to move like shadow, read animal stories in tracks, and see the forest through ancient eyes. Through epic games and forest play, you'll transform from visitor to belonging. Leave with awakened senses and the deep knowing that you belong in wild places.
Wilderness First Aid
March 7-8 1 8am-5pm
Raleigh, NC
$175
When things go sideways in the wild, we don't rise to the occasion, we fall to our level of training. This certification teaches you to assess, stabilize, and make critical decisions when there's no ambulance coming. How to splint with what you have. When to evacuate and when to shelter in place. How to keep someone alive until you can get them to definitive care.​
Ghillies 3 Day Immersion
March 13-15
Blounts Creek, NC
$450
Remember when you dreamed of living wild and free? If Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain were childhood favorites, it's time to live those dreams. Ghillies is where childhood dreams meet adult capability. For 3 days, shed civilization's lies and remember skills that once meant survival. Build shelters, coax fire from friction, track animals through mist, and forage from forest floor.
Skills & Sisterhood- Women's only foothills backpacking
March 20-22 2026
Uwharrie National Forest North Carolina
$350
Master the fundamentals of backpacking on this skills focused, women's only backpacking weekend. You'll learn to pack your backpack, use a map and compass, hang bear bags, and sleep comfortably in the wild. We'll wander through a mountain range more ancient than the Appalachians. In the evening, we'll enjoy warm meals and share exciting adventure stories.
Learn the skills you need in a supportive, joyful environment.
Wilderness Survival Fundamentals Class
March 28 9a-5p
Williamson Preserve Raleigh, NC
$150
When things go wrong in the wild, we don't rise to the occasion, we fall to our level of training. This 8 hour intensive builds essential survival skills through hands-on practice. Transform your 'what if' anxieties into confident capability with foundational survival knowledge, skill and mindset.
Eight hours of fundamentals. Real skills for real situations.
The foundation every wilderness adventurer needs.
Swamp Magic River Float
May 7-10
Roanoke River - North Carolina
$500
The swamp is a place of mystery, transformation and resilience—beautiful lessons for those willing to enter the depths and listen.
While others see murky water and tangled roots, we'll discover an ecosystem of extraordinary complexity: ancient cypress rising from mirror-still water, wildlife that exists nowhere else, a forest that has mastered the art of thriving in the liminal space between worlds.
Look beyond the surface, uncover hidden truths as we paddle through an enchanting and misunderstood ancient forest.
Intro to Sea Kayaking Overnight
May 16-17 2026
Hammock's Beach State Park
Swansboro, NC
$300
Master the fundamentals of sea kayaking on this beginner-friendly overnight to an uninhabited island. You'll learn to pack your kayak, read wind and currents, navigate channels, and handle your craft with confidence. Paddle through wildlife-rich marshes to pristine beaches, practicing essential techniques as you go. By evening, you'll have foundational skills every sea kayaker needs—plus a campsite earned on white sand dunes. Watch the Milky Way from your tent, knowing you paddled here with skills that will serve every future water adventure.
Real techniques. Gorgeous destination. The foundation every sea kayaker needs.