The call of the wild is like a call from an elderly grandparent: though you can’t quite make out what’s being said, you feel better about yourself when you answer. Pick up nature's phone with today's Groupon to Bay Area Expeditions. Choose between the following options:
- For $69, you get an Intro to Wilderness Training class for one (a $150 value).
- For $129, you get an Intro to Wilderness Training class for two (a $300 value).
Customers can choose from the following meeting locations:
- San Francisco
- Mill Valley
- Los Altos
- Locations are added on a regular basis
Please see here for a current schedule of classes, more dates may be added based on demand.
Bay Area Expeditions's experienced outdoorsmen, with backgrounds ranging from U.S. military service to botany education, lead students on instructional excursions to bolster wilderness-survival skills. Participants hoist their instructor-provided materials and set out with fellow explorers for a five-hour trek through less-than-hospitable landscapes within Marin County. As they walk along, outdoors enthusiasts practice backpacking techniques and hiking safety that both increase pack comfort and reduce their dependency on rolling luggage with all-terrain wheels.
The class' basic curriculum enables novice hikers to acclimate themselves to the rigors of conquering nature trails, and lessons in crisis prevention and management equip hikers, bikers, and outdoorsmen of all skill levels to handle unexpected challenges. Hands-on training in water-purification methods and signaling arms participants with the know-how to select their own survival gear and assign priority between packing a water bottle or three Predator DVDs.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Office Icebreakers
Icebreakers help new hires get to know more tenured employees, and vice versa, by encouraging everyone to share personal info—such as names, hobbies, and places on their body that bruise easily—in a fun way. Here are some games you can use to make new best work friends:
Two Truths and a Lie: Share three facts about yourself and let the rest of the group tell you which one they had hoped you were lying about.
Never Have I Ever: Each person in the group is given 30 minutes to talk about things they never accomplished because of a lack of self-confidence or a disease that makes joints stiffen into mannequin limbs.
Ball, Ball, Bread Slice: Quickly pass a football, soccer ball, and slice of bread around a circle. If someone gets stuck with all three at once, the game is over.
Uh-oh, Emergency!: One person lies on the floor, pretending to be unconscious, while everyone else tries to guess the "unconscious" person's name. The person who guesses the name correctly has to "wake" the "unconscious" person by administering real CPR.
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