kâniyâsihk Culture Camp/Outward Bound Canada
Mountain Backpacking Expedition
Location: Ya Ha Kinda Wilderness Region
Activities: Rocky Mountain Backpacking & Expedition Camping
Dear Applicants,
Thank you for expressing interest in joining us for this backpacking program in the Rocky Mountains! Outward Bound Canada’s mission is to cultivate resilience, leadership, connections, and compassion through inspiring and challenging journeys in the natural world. We are proud to have celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2019 – since 1969 over 150,000 youth and adults have taken part in life-changing programs that have invited self-discovery and inspired potential while out on the Land. On the expedition, you and your peers will learn by doing, gaining skills and growing as a team as you divide and conquer the tasks to make the expedition a success. One day you might be responsible for fire building, another day campsite selection and set up, and another day for camp cooking, and so on. Along with your new team, you will be challenged to build skills and travel some distance each day to set up a new camp and make progress along your route. You will tackle real-life challenges as they arise with the support and guidance of your expert instructors. The program is designed to be challenging, and at times you may be uncomfortable and working hard! Over the course of the expedition, your instructors will pass more and more of the responsibilities over to the team to allow the group to succeed in self-guiding and really take ownership of their experience. The Outward Bound journey is much more than learning valuable skills, it is designed to be journey of learning and self-discovery.
To Appy:
Please visit our online registration portal () and make an account, and apply for the “Kaniyasihk Culture Camp” section. Completing all required forms will take you about 1 hour. We will be notifying all applicants of their acceptance to the program in the first two weeks of May. The deadline to apply is April 29, 2022.
You can find the attached Packing List and Frequently Asked Questions on the following pages. We hope you are looking forward to the Outward Bound Canada expedition!
Sincerely,
The Outward Bound Canada team!
covid reminder
- Every person who visits an outdoor recreation area must follow public health orders in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
- People exhibiting signs of illness should not enter outdoor recreation areas. If you think you may be sick, use the Government of Saskatchewan's self-assessment tool for COVID-19 and follow the subsequent directions.
- Carry and use hand sanitizers approved by Health Canada
- If recreational areas are busy, come back when it's not as busy or use another area.
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