BUILD YOUR SKILLS
Practical outdoor skills you can learn, practise and master.
EXPLORE YOUR SKILLS
Choose a skill and start learning. From fire and navigation to water, shelter and campcraft, build practical skills you can use outdoors.
THE ULTIMATE SGUK OUTDOOR SKILLS CHALLENGE
You don’t need to be an expert. You don’t need expensive equipment. You don’t need to be preparing for some extreme survival situation. And you don’t need to work your way through everything. The challenge is for anyone who enjoys being outdoors and wants to become a little more capable.
FIRE
Learn to safely light, build and manage an outdoor fire.
NAVIGATION
Learn maps, compass skills and route finding.
KNOTS
Master essential knots and rope skills.
CAMPING
Learn campcraft, shelter, warmth and outdoor living.
WATER
Learn about finding, collecting and safely using water.
EMERGENCY SKILLS
First aid, signalling and dealing with unexpected situations.
FOOD & COOKING
Outdoor cooking, food preparation and camp cooking.
WEATHER
Understand weather, conditions and the outdoor environment.
NATURE & WILDLIFE
Wildlife awareness, plants and understanding the natural world.
HIKING & EXPEDITIONS
Planning, preparation, equipment and skills for longer journeys outdoors.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Choosing, using and maintaining the tools and equipment you rely on outdoors.
DON’T JUST
READ ABOUT IT.
Learn the skill. Then get outside and put it into practice.
Build a Safe Fire Lay
Without lighting a fire, practise arranging suitable materials into a safe fire lay and explain the purpose of each part.
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Learn how rope and poles can be combined to create useful outdoor structures using sound pioneering techniques.
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