Celebrating 15 years of Wilderness Education!

Lifesong Wilderness Adventures is an exclusive wilderness survival camp specializing in hands-on, personal instruction in basic and advanced wilderness survival; nature awareness and animal tracking skills. Mark Wienert, Jr. restores your connection to nature’s wild places through personally empowering survival techniques.

Wilderness Survival Camps

wilderness survival training, adventure camps, and custom camps are offered year round for families, teens and adults in California, Oregon and now in Texas!

Adult Circle Camp Survival Training – Rites of Passage

*An exciting note from Mark ~ “Hi folks.  I am happy to announce that we have substantially lowered our camp tuition fees to make it easier for you to attend our wilderness survival courses.  Now is the time to take advantage of these low prices.  We hope you do.  And we look  forward to seeing you at camp!  Contact us Today!!”

For the student interested in developing his or her survival skills to an expert level, we offer our adult Circle Camp series of training four (4) unique camps beginning with First Circle through Third, and your graduation; Rites of Passage – Fourth Circle Camp.

Wilderness Apprenticeship Program

Our six (6) week apprenticeship program delivers the fundamental and advanced concepts of wilderness survival and nature awareness. Held at our northern California camp locations, apprentices are immersed in a long term outdoor living environment. The apprenticeship program is one-on-one with Mark.

THE EDGE

An extreme, intense, challenging Lifesong Adventure Camp. As consultants for the popular Discovery Channel show, “Man vs. Wild”, starring Bear Grylls, we have been inundated with interest from many viewers round the world to offer a camp that shares the Man vs. Wild experience. We have, and it is THE EDGE!

Mini Weekend Survival Camp

The Mini Camp Survival weekend training is all you would expect from a reputable survival school. In one weekend, Mini camp offers you the opportunity to experience and learn in a short compact period, fundamental survival concepts and skills.

Wild Plants

We are thrilled to have Bethany Staffieri as an important part of our camp staff. Bethany will be instructing our wild plant and herbal studies programs.

Custom Camps

Create an adventure just the way you want it. Lifesong will make every attempt to accommodate your desires for a custom survival experience. Custom Camp is great for individuals, families, groups, and corporate training.

Teen Summer Survival Camps

We offer two summer teen adventure survival camps. Our teen camps are not your typical summer camp. Teen camps are purposefully kept to a minimum of eight students so we may provide each student with one on one personalized attention. Camps are held in the rugged and picturesque Siskiyou Mountain Range of northern California, near MT Shasta.

Ages 14 & 15, (one week), June 21 ~ 27

Ages 16 & 17, (two weeks), July 5 ~ 18

Family Camp

For the family who enjoys roughing it, our family wilderness camp is the summer destination you are looking for.

Developing and applying primitive survival and nature awareness skills leaves you with a profound sense of accomplishment, personal empowerment and a deep connection to nature. Many of our students comment, ” I can’t believe I did it !”