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Women learning outdoor skills and gathering in a Colorado mountain meadow during the Wildkind Women Holistic Survival Training hosted by The Survival University.
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Woman carrying firewood during a women-only holistic outdoor skills training in the Colorado mountains.
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Woman building a small campfire while learning firecraft during a women only holistic outdoor training in Colorado.
Group of women seated together under a tarp shelter during a women-only holistic outdoor training in the Colorado forest.

Wildkind Women Holistic Survival Camp

$350.00

A nature-inspired rewilding gathering for women hosted by The Survival University and guided by Jess Caldwell of Wildkind Outdoors. This unique holistic survival retreat blends essential outdoor skills with ALIVENESS training while building community connection through sisterhood. This transformational weekend celebrates our integration as nature herself through powerful teachings of the elements experienced through our senses. Join our Wildkind Fire, together we will build resiliency, experience epic enlivenment and discover our voice and leadership as Earth Walkers.

Description

Wildkind Women Holistic Survival Camp
Join Jess Caldwell Founder of Wildkind Outdoors at our beautiful remote river camp outside of Cripple Creek Colorado for a unique wilderness survival training and nature immersion for women that incorporates the foundational outdoor skills needed to enjoy wild places with more confidence. Survival training is more than just the hard skills, Jess will introduce nature awareness practices and mindfulness exercises that help increase situational awareness as well as build deep listening tools within the body that support a more cohesive relationship with intuition and clutch decision making. We are living in epic times and we are being asked to rise in conscious leadership to meet this moment. As women we innately hold sensitivities, feeling centers and creative portals that will help bridge the widening disconnect between humans and our Divine connection to all that is in the web of life. We are not just witnessing the natural world, we are nature herself. Your voice and your leadership are welcome here and this transformational weekend will inspire you to rise and shine.
Our private land on the river will support your journey to living with greater ALIVENESS. We will sleep under the stars and walk through the remote landscape with wonder.
We are all navigating a rapidly changing world with modern challenges that exhaust the nervous system and numb our feeling centers. Living in a culture that celebrates consumption and convenience has created communal weaknesses and vulnerabilities to our well-being and long-term survival. As Earth Walkers who feel the winds of change and can sense the need to gather in community and organize, this 2-night campout is not just skills training but an opportunity to become the change you wish to see in the world. Jess welcomes you to awaken something primal within your bones and to gather at this ceremonial fire.
Jess is an ALIVENESS coach and believes that holistic survival in 2026 requires basic human skills 101 (fire, water, shelter, food & medical) along with epic self-care practices that keep our minds awake, our bodies moving and our hearts open. We will work with the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether to create daily rituals of enlivenment. We will build our resiliency from the inside out and create a growing community of changemakers who will guide the collective through unprecedented challenges we are currently facing. We will do this work with the support of sisterhood, laughter as medicine, presence walks, primal movement, food is love, storytelling, dancing and singing.
  • Essential Gear list will be provided
  • Must have water purification device/water filter as there is no potable water
  • River shoes are required as we will be day hiking through river crossings
  • Remote car camping, AWD vehicle best and can carpool if you don’t have that, just let is know if you need to carpool
  • Transportation from the airport is a separate fee
  • Bring all food in to camp, can bring coolers to keep in the car

Accommodations

Participants are welcome to camp on site or stay off site if they prefer. We offer a central community campfire area with a limited number of designated campsites, along with dispersed camping options in the surrounding area.

For those who prefer not to camp, the town of Cripple Creek is approximately 15 minutes away, and Woodland Park is about 30 minutes away. Students are responsible for arranging their own lodging if staying off site.

Vehicles can be driven to within approximately 100 feet of the main camp, and there is no requirement to hike gear in over long distances.

Sanitation and Water

A portable restroom and potable water will be available at the main camp area.

Food

Students are responsible for bringing their own food. We recommend simple, field friendly meals such as freeze dried backpacking meals or MRE style options that can be prepared quickly and easily. Students are also welcome to bring food they prefer to cook over a campfire or personal camp stove.

Additional food and supplies can be purchased locally. A grocery store and several dining options are available within a reasonable driving distance.

Course Flexibility

This is a field based course, and conditions such as weather and group experience levels may influence the flow of training. Instruction will always adapt to the environment and the group while maintaining the intent and focus of the course.

Class Details

Course Name
Wildkind Women Holistic Survival Training

Location
Chapman Ranch
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Remote river camp on private land

Arrival and Schedule
Meet in Cripple Creek to caravan to the ranch at 10:00 AM
Camp set up at the ranch from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Opening Circle begins at 12:00 PM

Closing Circle on Sunday at 11:00 AM
Pack up at 12:30 PM
Optional meet up for burgers in town at 1:00 PM (not included)

Duration
3 days, 2 nights

Format
Rewilding gathering for women only

Training Approach
Foundational outdoor skills
Nature immersion and mindfulness practices
Community based learning
Remote backcountry experience

Instructor
TSU Resident Instructor Jess Caldwell
Founder of Wildkind Outdoors

Access and Transportation
AWD vehicles are required to reach the ranch
If you need a ride from Cripple Creek to the ranch, please let us know

Connectivity Note
There is no Wi-Fi or cell service at the ranch

Camping Style
Remote car camping
Pack in food
River access on site

Gear Notes
Essential gear list will be provided
Water purification device or filter required
River shoes required for river crossings

Time: Arrival window to camp on Friday May 8 is 10 AM to 12 PM for camp set-up.

Opening Circle begins at 12 PM.
Closing Circle on Sunday May 10 will be at 12 PM

(Important: Our camp is remote and GPS is often unreliable. Please read these directions carefully and have them saved or printed before you leave. Cell service is limited once you head into the mountains.)

Suggested Gear List

Students are responsible for bringing their own personal gear. Gear does not need to be purchased from us to attend the course.

Essential Gear list will be provided upon registration
Dispersed Camping
Pack in Food

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