High Stress Parachute-In Survival Course
Trueways High Stress Parachute-In Survival Course
Stress and inappropriate reactions to stress are characteristic of all survival situations. The psychology of survival: Why some live while others die, is both well known and documented. Indeed, on Trueways’ courses the instructors go to some lengths to highlight this and emphasise the need to correctly deal with these emotions. This is partly done through realistic training and by confronting our fears which goes in some way to seeing our way clear to survival
Why Choose Trueways?
Trueways Survival offers survival and outdoor preparation courses to suit any taste or at any level of experience. Our courses are designed to take the beginner from those very first steps all the way to training in our Global Environments Training packages. Trueways is the only Survival School in the UK with the expertise capable of and offering training anywhere in the world using only their own staff. Let our experience provide you with Real Skills for Real Situations.
Trueways survival courses offer participants the opportunity to learn and practice the skills and techniques needed to survive without the comfort and convenience of four walls and a supermarket! As well as being highly fun and rewarding, these acclaimed courses are based upon the tried and tested methodology of Trueways most senior team member – none other than bestselling SAS Survival Expert John “Lofty” Wiseman, so everything that is taught, demonstrated and explained has the highest level of authority.
Lofty Wiseman's is one of the world's foremost experts on survival. His teachings, including multi-million best selling book, 'The SAS Survival Guide' is used the world over as reference by everyday people and experts alike and can be found in 18 languages. Trueways and Lofty also produced the best selling 'Trueways Survival Skills with Lofty Wiseman' DVD as well as the SAS Survival Guide iPhone and iPad apps and the 'Trueways Survival Skills' playing cards.
Course Content
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Programme
Since parachuting is a weather dependent activity the programme has been formulate to take this into account. The programme has been designed to run for 4 days during a 5 day period. ie the course dates will be mon -fri but the training will only occupy 4 of those days. If all goes well and days Mon - Thur see the course completed then there will be further opportunities to conduct additional parachute descents on the Fri should you wish, or you will naturally be free to leave for home early. However, weather being what it is means that we may have a day mid course kicking our heals while we await the suitable conditions. This will in itself induce stress and the dynamics of the group will surely throw up some interesting debrief points.
Outline
- One day of survival theory, classroom and practical elements
- One day parachuting theory in accordance with British Parachuting Association regulations
- Conduct parachuting refresher training immediately prior to first descent into survival assessment (to be not less than 30 hours)
- Having an assessment phase means that the course is level 3, successful completion to the satisfactory standard being a pre-requisite to attending the level 4 advanced course.
The parachute jump will be a Static line, meaning you will exit the aircraft at approximately 3500 feet up and your parachute will automatically deploy. However, you will then need to carry out the drills and training conducted during the theory day to navigate and fly to the Parachute Landing Area, just like hundreds of people have before you, except you will be aware that upon landing you will not be able to relax and enjoy the experince of the jump as you will then be having to carryout literally life saving survival skills in order to see the night out. After all you will not have the usual Bergen full of equipment, just the bare minimum! Basically what you had on you and an old parachute to utilise...
Course Overview
Mountaineering, skiing, sailing, aircraft crashes etc all of these dangerous and potentially survival situation inducing activities are the cause of high stress which, if not correctly dealt with impacts upon our survival chances. Immediately prior to the impact stage of the survival situation we need to be able to rationally understand what is happening and what we must do to get the favorable outcome we desire.
So is born the Trueways Survival ‘High Stress’ Course. In order to better train you to deal with this stress we intend to give you a burst of high-stress as part of the survival course. This will effectively become a ‘stress-inoculation’, meaning that you will be better able to deal with such stress levels again because you will be better prepared to come to terms with it. Therefore, your reactions will draw on the cognitive parts of the brain and not the often irrational, emotional side.
The safe way for us to induce similar levels of stress is for you to conduct a parachute jump immediately before the assessed phase of the course where you will have to demonstrate that you can correctly prioritise your actions and carry them out to the appropriate standards to save your life, before maintaining your life conducting your survival skills. Requirements Must be physically fit Must be mentally strong Conduct a physical test upon arrival not too arduous If over 40 doctors certificate fit to jump If under 40 self certification. High stress survival course... Nowhere in the world can you do a survival course of this nature. It has been carefully devised and put together to emulate the stresses of a real survival situation. The instructors collectively have several thousand parachute descents, as well as decades of instructional experience and qualifications in survival
Please note that the physical requirements for this course. Must be physically fit Must be mentally strong Conduct a physical test upon arrival not too arduous If over 40 doctors certificate fit to jump If under 40 self certification.
Course Equipment, Site Directions and Timings
A full and complete equipment list will be provided along with specific directions once your booking is confirmed. However, as a minimum you will need to bring with you some basic kit such as; Waterproof jacket & trousers, suitable footware, knife, torch, billy can or cooking pot, drinking cup/mug and a water bottle. You will also need a sleeping bag, a bivi bag and a basha or tarp as well as a torch.
Don't worry if you haven't got everything you need, we do hire the less common stuff which is typically a lot cheaper than buying.
Click HERE to check out our hire page.
All courses start at 10am on their start date and typically finish around 4pm on the end date.
Food is provided on all courses. There is no need for you to bring food with you.
Although it is possible to reach some of our training locations by public transport, by the very nature of the courses taught there is some necessity for remoteness with regard to many sites. Therefore, for some sites a taxi may be required for the final leg of your journey if you are not traveling by road.
For those travelling by road, all training locations offer parking in some form.
A selection of our customer reviews.
Fantastic course. Your instructors have great rapport with the group and were dynamic in their teaching. They paced the days very well and I could definitely not absorb any more knowledge. Although only 3 days, the experience was epic. Huge highs followed devastating lows. A great adventure.
Jadon Ortlepp, Sweden
I just wanted to say thank you for a great course, Chalky made it both entertaining and jammed packed with high quality information, every question, no matter how daft was answered with a truthful answer, i left a tired but very happy person, once again another quality course from Trueways, I’m consolidating the new skills I’ve learn’t and am looking forward to booking a seven day course.
Peter Newell, London
Hi Trueways, Attended the 7-day advanced survival course, the typical British weather didn't disappoint, testing the shelters we built to the limit. Learnt a surprising amount in such a short period of time and gave me the confidence to tackle the wilderness myself. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our course instructors who made the weekend very enjoyable. I'll be sure to return on another extended course and may bring a few friends along with me.
Thomas Carson, Scotland
Additional Information
| Course Content | Programme Since parachuting is a weather dependent activity the programme has been formulate to take this into account. The programme has been designed to run for 4 days during a 5 day period. ie the course dates will be mon -fri but the training will only occupy 4 of those days. If all goes well and days Mon - Thur see the course completed then there will be further opportunities to conduct additional parachute descents on the Fri should you wish, or you will naturally be free to leave for home early. However, weather being what it is means that we may have a day mid course kicking our heals while we await the suitable conditions. This will in itself induce stress and the dynamics of the group will surely throw up some interesting debrief points. Outline
The parachute jump will be a Static line, meaning you will exit the aircraft at approximately 3500 feet up and your parachute will automatically deploy. However, you will then need to carry out the drills and training conducted during the theory day to navigate and fly to the Parachute Landing Area, just like hundreds of people have before you, except you will be aware that upon landing you will not be able to relax and enjoy the experince of the jump as you will then be having to carryout literally life saving survival skills in order to see the night out. After all you will not have the usual Bergen full of equipment, just the bare minimum! Basically what you had on you and an old parachute to utilise... |
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| Course Length | 5 days |
| Course Environment | Woodland |
| Course Level | Level 3 |
| Course Prerequisite | Open to All |
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