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Catawba, VA

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Catawba, VA

Mountain Shepherd

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OUR MISSION

Prepare. Practice. Prevail.

Mountain Shepherd believes each person, regardless of life experience, can learn to navigate the outdoors and respond to unexpected challenges. Mountain Shepherd provides the training experience you need to embrace life’s next adventure. You will develop a higher level of confidence to enjoy any environment should a wrong turn or change in the weather in the backcountry, a natural disaster or civil unrest in the front country, or the ever-changing business climate turn into a survival situation! Our instructors’ unrivaled technical expertise, passion for teaching & dedicated human touch, prepares YOU for survival.

 

Enjoy exploring the
Mountain Shepherd Experience!

Wilderness
Survival

Gain the experience and confidence to enjoy any wilderness environment. We provide you with the expert skills and knowledge necessary to cope with unexpected situations.

Woman’s
Empowerment

Designed specifically to meet the unique perspectives of the outdoorswoman. Just as challenging and strenuous than our co-ed courses, we provide space for women to be curious and build confidence.

GEMS
Camp

Girls Empowered at Mountain Shepherd, a one-week overnight camp for middle school girls, using the 7 survival priorities as a framework for anticipating & overcoming life’s challenges.

Leadership &
Team Building

Navigating wilderness and business survival are strikingly similar – anticipating and surviving unexpected, high-pressure situations. We customize the delivery and emphasis of our core curriculum to help you meet your unique goals.

Urban Survival &
Self Defense

Courses incorporate the same survival skills as wilderness survival and adapt improvisation strategies for urban terrain. Perfect preparation for a domestic or international trip, and for unplanned resource shortages in your hometown.

Custom
Experiences

Custom experiences for myriad adventurers! We work with you to establish objectives for your group’s experience whether you want an off-the-beaten-path celebration or to reunite old friends.

Wilderness
Inspirations

Our partner nonprofit organization raises money for experiential programs that ignite courage, confidence, and compassion for women and girls.

Experiential
Education

Customizable lessons and courses address curricular and developmental topics through the wilderness lens. Identify programs that work with your school, teachers, clubs, or teams, then we build an experience to meet your objectives.

Meet the GEMS creators

Jul 19, 2016 | News

Dina Bennett Interests: Hiking Learning Teaching Traveling Creating new experiences Quilting (aka mastering the art of imperfection) Dogs – All but most important to my heart are Holly, Scout, Levi and Riley Music Slacklining/Unicycling – brand new and somewhat scary...

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Looking for a good Survival book?

Check out the official Mountain Shepherd Amazon Book list!

All your favorites... and some you may not have heard of!