the lost explorer – into the wild
for Corporate Away Days & Team Building Events in the UK
A TEAM BUILDING EVENT teaching critical thinking
Picture this – you’re employees are left to fend for themselves, exposed to the elements, without all the luxuries that are taken for granted. In this team-building activity, your employees will learn core survival techniques while taking part in fun challenges. From fire and navigation skills, shelter building and knot tying, they will work with their colleagues to complete various zones. The Lost Explorer course is a fun and rewarding event that requires quick-thinking and initiative.
The aim of the day is for teams to successfully complete all the tasks given to them by the survival instructor. Completing tasks earns Jungle Dollars, with the team earning the most Dollars being declared Survival Champions.
equip your employees with invaluable skills:
• Effective teamwork
• Strengthen interpersonal relationships
• Enhance communication skills
• Instil preparedness & self-discipline
• Improve problem-solving
• Thrive under pressure
• Foster environmental awareness
All this – while having an exhilarating & enjoyable experience!
The Venue:
For companies based in / around Leicestershire & Northamptonshire, we can host courses at Avalanche Adventure just outside Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
Alternatively, we can come to any suitable venue in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire, with woodland or a grass lawn. The course can be adapted to suit your venue! If you are further afield please do not hesitate to get in touch as we do travel to other areas in the UK too.
The Lost Explorer challenges
Half-day event – three hours, choose 4 challenges.
Full day event – six hours, choose 8 challenges.
fire lighting – outdoors
One of the most important elements of survival – how to make fire. Without this skill, you’ll have little chance of surviving.
shelter building – outdoors
In the wild, you’ll need somewhere to rest and sleep that will also give you shade from the sun. Working with your colleagues you will learn to construct a basic shelter.
search & rescue skills- outdoors
You’ll be taught how to search large areas of land to find a missing person and your team will have to create a stretcher to carry the person back to safety.
Navigation – outdoors
Equipped with the knowledge and understanding of how to use a compass, will you be able to navigate your way back to safety?
snake pit challenge – outdoors & indoors
Team members will have to negotiate a set path that is littered with rubber snakes. However, you’ll also be blindfolded so it’s up to your team to provide you with directions on where to tread.
water source challenge – outdoors & indoors
Using bamboo, ropes, guttering and other materials supplied, you and your colleagues have to build a free-standing structure. The ultimate test will be whether you can get water to flow from point A to B.
knot tying – outdoors & indoors
Watch as your instructor demonstrates a number of emergency rescue knots. Look easy? Your creativity and ability will be put to the test as you’re asked to replicate each knot at speed, whilst blindfolded. We didn’t say survival was easy.
plane crash – outdoors & indoors
Working as part of a team in this plane crash scenario, you and your teammates will have to prioritise items that you have managed to salvage from an aircraft for your survival. Requiring decision-making skills as well as strong negotiation tactics, will your team agree on specific items?
quicksand challenge – outdoors & indoors
Whilst exploring you find yourself having to work out a safe walking route through the quicksand. Using the team’s memory, a safe route will have to be found.
Bush Tucker Banquet – Outdoors & Indoors
Feeling peckish? This challenge requires guts and a strong stomach! Teams will go head to head in a bug eating challenge. Finish your plate and you’ll receive points. Fail to open your mouth and you’ll pay the price when it comes to the score sheets.
survival box retrieval – outdoors & indoors
Your team will have work out how to retrieve essential survival equipment in a boxed area using only limited items which are available to them. Quick thinking and improvisation is the key to this challenge.
memory map – outdoors & indoors
Your team has searched the local area for resources. You must then replicate what you have seen and make an improvised relief map from memory.
final challenge – outdoors
The event concludes with a search and rescue mission. Your team will have to use every skill which has been learnt throughout the day in order to complete the challenge. Use navigation skills to find the casualty, treat the injured person with correct first aid, stretcher the casualty back to a safe area, build a shelter and finally make an emergency rescue fire. Teams will be awarded for first, second and third place.
- Snake Pit Challenge
Elite Survival Training Instructors
Fire Lighting- Shelter Building
- Search & Rescue
Positive Mindset Talk- Plane Crash Exercise
- Water Source Challenge
- Winning Team Selfie
- Search & Rescue Mission
- Corporate Away Day Team
Corporate Away Day
to book:
Give us a call on 07804 915407 to find out how we can bring adventure, inspiration & fun learning to your company, organisation or event.
Alternatively, let us know your contact details and we will get in touch with you!