Experiential Exercise Wilderness Survival Group Behaviour
Experiential Exercise Wilderness Survival
You are a member of a hiking party. After reaching base camp on the first day, you decide to take a quick sunset hike by yourself. After hiking a few exhilarating miles, you decide to return to camp. On your way back, you soon realize that you are lost. You have shouted for help, to no avail. It is now dark. And getting cold.
Your Task
Without communicating with anyone else in your group, read the following scenarios and choose the best answer. Keep track of your answers on a sheet of paper. You have 10 minutes to answer the 10 questions.
1. The first thing you decide to do is to build a fire. However, you have no matches, so you use the bow-and-drill method. What is the bow-and-drill method? a. A dry, soft stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a board of supple green wood. b. A soft green stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a hardwood board. c. A straight stick of wood is quickly rubbed back-and-forth against a dead tree. d. Two sticks (one being the bow, the other the drill) are struck to create a spark.
2. It occurs to you that you can also use the fire as a distress signal. When signaling with fire, how do you form the international distress signal? a. 2 fires b. 4 fires in a square c. 4 fires in a cross d. 3 fires in a line
3. You are very thirsty. You go to a nearby stream and collect some water in the small metal cup you have in your backpack. How long should you boil the water? a. Fifteen minutes b. A few seconds c. One hour d. Depends on the altitude
3. You are also very hungry, so you decide to eat what appear to be edible berries. When performing the Universal Edibility Test what should you do? a. Do not eat for 2 hours before the test. b. If the plant stings your lip, confirm the sting by holding it under your tongue for 15 minutes. c. If nothing bad has happened 2 hours after
You are a member of a hiking party. After reaching base camp on the first day, you decide to take a quick sunset hike by yourself. After hiking a few exhilarating miles, you decide to return to camp. On your way back, you soon realize that you are lost. You have shouted for help, to no avail. It is now dark. And getting cold.
Your Task
Without communicating with anyone else in your group, read the following scenarios and choose the best answer. Keep track of your answers on a sheet of paper. You have 10 minutes to answer the 10 questions.
1. The first thing you decide to do is to build a fire. However, you have no matches, so you use the bow-and-drill method. What is the bow-and-drill method? a. A dry, soft stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a board of supple green wood. b. A soft green stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a hardwood board. c. A straight stick of wood is quickly rubbed back-and-forth against a dead tree. d. Two sticks (one being the bow, the other the drill) are struck to create a spark.
2. It occurs to you that you can also use the fire as a distress signal. When signaling with fire, how do you form the international distress signal? a. 2 fires b. 4 fires in a square c. 4 fires in a cross d. 3 fires in a line
3. You are very thirsty. You go to a nearby stream and collect some water in the small metal cup you have in your backpack. How long should you boil the water? a. Fifteen minutes b. A few seconds c. One hour d. Depends on the altitude
3. You are also very hungry, so you decide to eat what appear to be edible berries. When performing the Universal Edibility Test what should you do? a. Do not eat for 2 hours before the test. b. If the plant stings your lip, confirm the sting by holding it under your tongue for 15 minutes. c. If nothing bad has happened 2 hours after