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ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR EXPEDITIONS
Land Rover Experience is pleased to announce the launch of this unique Expedition Skills course.
 
This in-depth expedition skills programme is the result of a collaboration with Woodsmoke - experts in remote survival and bushcraft, and Wilderness Medical Training - who have unrivalled expedition, academic and professional medical expertise. Ideal for anyone planning an adventurous independent expedition, or for those wishing to build their CV with a view to working professionally in the wilderness skills, expedition or adventure travel industry.
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Price £795 including VAT
Date: TBC
Location: UK - Lake District
Group Size: 15
No previous experience is required.
Bushcraft and wilderness survival training
  • Outdoor safety, sanitation and hygiene
  • Establishing an expedition camp
  • Safe use and maintenance of knife and saw
  • Safe use and maintenance of axe & machete
  • Tree felling considerations
  • Wilderness fire making techniques
  • Collection, purification and transportation of water
  • Wilderness fishing and trapping techniques
  • Bush navigation and starcraft
  • Natural bindings and cordage
  • Expedition cookery and trail food
  • Lightweight camping systems
  • Jungle camping systems
  • Equipment considerations and maintenance
  • Rope throwing, pulleys & basic knots
Wilderness Medical Training
  • Legal considerations
  • Expedition Medical Planning – where to find information
  • Nursing care for ill or injured casualties
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • Diagnosis - taking a history
  • Examples of history taking
  • ABC approach to ill or injured casualties
  • Soft tissue injuries and burns
  • Venomous bites and stings
  • Shock & blood pressure
  • Practical - measuring blood pressure
  • Heat & cold injuries
  • Psychological & psychiatric problems
  • Incident management
  • Altitude sickness
  • Fractures & dislocations
  • Use of flexi-splints/improvised splints
  • Head, neck & spinal injuries
  • Coma position, log rolling, neck collars, moving, straightening, lifting, rope stretchers, other carries
  • Diseases of the nervous system
  • Chest & abdominal injuries
  • Outdoor medical problem solving scenarios
  • Common heart & lung problems
  • Gut, kidney & gynaecological problems
  • Eye & ear, nose & throat problems
  • Examining eyes & ears
  • Diarrhoea
  • Infections & antibiotics
  • Malaria & immunisations
  • Medical kits & supplies
Off-road driving and vehicle recovery
  • Vehicle Familiarisation
  • Basic maintenance
  • Observation skills
  • Route planning
  • Manoeuvering
  • Ruts & tracks
  • Crossing ditches
  • Mud & wet grass
  • Steep inclines and gradients
  • Convoy techniques
  • Introduction to winching
  • Basic recovery techniques
Additional skills (time permitting)

  • Signalling and communications 
  • Wilderness emergency procedures
  • Expedition planning & preparation
  • Environmental impact assessments
  • Risk assessments 
  • Crisis management plans
  • Wildlife hazards
  • Tyrolean crossing
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