Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS), operating in southern Utah since 1968, teaches wilderness survival and primitive-skills field courses of 7, 14, or 28 days based out of Boulder, Utah. Courses cover skills such as fire-making, shelter-building, foraging, and trapping and require no prior experience. Programs are physically demanding expeditions oriented to older teens and adults; minimum ages for youth courses are not stated online.
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★★★★★Paul ShenEven though I didn’t finish, one of the most meaningful experiences of my lifetime. Beautiful people, beautiful place, beautiful program. The instructors are simply the best at what they do, they are the most competent people I’ve seen at their jobs in any field. Words simply doesn't do it justice.
★★★★★Michael BishopI took the 14 day field course in the summer of 2008. At 42, I was one of the old men of the group. More to follow, but suffice to say that it was one of the most incredible, punch to the gut life-altering experiences of my life so far. That life includes 25 years of law enforcement in a large violent city, sky diving as well as being on the dating scene for over 30 years. None of them compared to my 14 days at BOSS.
★★★★★Toby YorkeDoing the 28 day field course was one of the toughest and most liberating experiences of my life to date. If I ruled the world every adult would attend BOSS so they could experience true connection with people, the environment and themselves.
★★★★★Trevor CoxI took a 28-day field course in 2014. At the time, I was living and working in NYC... BOSS was something that had lived in the back of my mind for nearly a decade. The day to day grind of the work week left me searching for deeper meaning. My BOSS course helped me find it, and served as a pivotal point in my life. The course expanded my boundaries of comfort, and helped me learn how capable I am. It offered me a rite of passage I otherwise may never have had experienced. It deepened my connection to the natural world. I'm forever grateful for my BOSS experience and it made a positive impact on every single day of my life thereafter.
★★★★★Michael BankerBOSS is an incredible, one-of-a-kind, transformative, eye-opening, life-changing experience. No one else does quite what BOSS does. Personally, there’s likely not a day that goes by where my BOSS experiences are not in some way still echoing and affecting my approach to life. I learned about pushing beyond preconceived boundaries and limitations, new facets of joy and appreciation, how to meet challenges in new ways. I grew my confidence in myself. I experienced community on a new level. I gained a little more wisdom. I grew more humble. I learned much about gratitude. And so much more (e.g.,making fire, processing an animal, navigating wilderness).