What's Your Reason?

SURVIVAL TRAINING AND NATURE BASED LEARNING DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND BUILD RESILIENCE

Confidence in the Outdoors

SURVIVAL TRAINING AND NATURE BASED LEARNING DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND BUILD RESILIENCE

Basic & Advanced Wilderness Skills Training

SURVIVAL TRAINING AND NATURE BASED LEARNING DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND BUILD RESILIENCE

Nature Connection

SURVIVAL TRAINING AND NATURE BASED LEARNING DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND BUILD RESILIENCE

Discover Your Potential

SURVIVAL TRAINING AND NATURE BASED LEARNING DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND BUILD RESILIENCE
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BE PREPARED

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GAIN CONFIDENCE

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CONNECT WITH NATURE

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The Survival University

Providing excellence in outdoor education in a meaningful and engaging way that fosters confidence and resilience

What's Your Reason?

TSU STUDENTS ALL SHARE DIFFERENT REASONS FOR SEEKING OUT OUR MANY COURSE OFFERINGS AND RETREATS

BECOME MORE SELF-RELIANT
INCREASE RESILIENCY
FEEL CONFIDENT IN WILD PLACES
BE BETTER PREPARED IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
ACTIVATE LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
ENGAGE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WITH CONFIDENCE
EMBRACE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO NATURE

We are more than a survival school, we understand the importance of a holistic education that teaches nature awareness and includes areas of study from ethnobotany to wilderness medicine.

Our adventure retreats bring you into wild places to enhance learning while our signature 50-day Instructor and Wilderness Immersion Program provides the ultimate advancement into developing self or exploring a career in the outdoor industry.

Become a Confident Outdoor Adventurer

Our classes will foster a newfound respect for the wilderness, empowering you with the skills and confidence necessary to embrace every adventure

Prepare for Your Next Adventure

Develop hard skills from a variety of courses ranging from land navigation, wilderness first aid, emergency preparedness, basecamp set-up, and wild edible plants. Leadership mindset and situational awareness are integral to safely adventuring into the backcountry.

Gain Confidence in Your Skills

From beginner to advanced outdoor survival techniques, students will learn foundational practices to gain confidence. Whether your adventures include weekend car camping or backcountry backpacking and solo trips, TSU will help you reach your goals.

Connect With Nature

Strengthen your connection with nature through immersive educational experiences and adventure retreats that bring you into beautiful and wild places. We hold great reverence for the outdoors and feel this is the perfect training ground for personal growth.

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Forged by a Passion for the Outdoors

With decades of collective experience and a passion to share our knowledge, The Survival University team is dedicated to preparing you for any outdoor challenge that comes your way. With thousands of satisfied students, each of our 20+ proficient instructors contributes a distinctive skill set and expertise to our curriculum.

Our objective is to empower you with the skills and wisdom necessary to venture into the wilderness with confidence — ready for any adventure that awaits.

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Ready To Build Your Wilderness Survival Skills?

Step 1

Choose a course that inspires you to grow

With 60 courses to choose from year to year, including our 50-day Instructor and Wilderness Immersion Training, we offer something for everyone including youth, family and women’s only courses.

Step 2

Show up ready to learn and excited for new adventures

Our students love their experience and return year after year to advance their skills. We can’t wait to welcome you to campus.

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Become a confident wilderness enthusiast

Grow your knowledge base and enjoy a lifetime of wilderness engagement and adventures

TSU is your resource for outdoor education, survival training, preparedness and wilderness immersion

We know you want to be a confident adventurer and skilled outdoorsman/outdoorswoman. We understand that the journey to grow these skills can be overwhelming. TSU is dedicated to your lifelong commitment to become more self-reliant and resilient. We encourage you to take this leap with us and experience one of our many courses offered in the mountains of Colorado and abroad. Through immersive experiences and hands-on learning, we are confident that you will find wisdom and the satisfaction of personal growth.

"We believe that it is a natural part of the human experience to interact and learn from our intimate relationship with the outdoors. We hope to minimize the feelings of uncertainty and trepidation by teaching you both the hard and soft skills of wilderness survival, nature connection and preparedness. Our integration with the natural world better equips us for the current challenges we face living in a dynamic and modern world." - Jason Marsteiner | Founder of The Survival University

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Our Experience Speaks for Itself

Over the years, the work of The Survival University has resulted in a long list of students becoming confident adventurers through hundreds of courses led by expert instructors.

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The Survival University wants you to experience wild places with confidence and being prepared and having the right gear is a priority. Our Adventure Checklist has foundational guidelines and a recommended gear list that you can build on for any adventure. Fill out the form to get yours today!

By downloading our Adventure Checklist, you'll not only prepare for your next journey, but you'll also join our community and receive course offerings, promotions, and pro-survival tips via email!