Wilderness Course
Fly into the lower 48's largest wilderness, let the mules carry the heavy gear, and spend your days on skills instead of miles.
- Length
- 6 days · 7 guide-led
- Where
- Selway-Bitterroot, Idaho
- Getting in
- Bush plane + mules
- Physical demand
- Moderate
- Experience
- None needed
Skills, not miles.
A bush plane drops you at a backcountry airstrip and pack animals haul the heavy bags 9 miles to base camp. From there the week belongs to skills: catching and cooking fish, setting traps, finding the plants worth eating, processing game, and making fire in all conditions. We will bring a sheep or goat to teach you to process and preserve an animal!
Near the end of the week, anyone who wants to can hike out from camp with a guide and spend a night living off the land.
Real skills, used for real.
- FireFerro rod, fatwood, and how to get a fire going in the rain.
- FishFly fishing, a willow stick and a rock, and cooking trout on the coals.
- Traps & snaresHow to build them, where to set them, and what actually works.
- Wild plantsWhat's worth eating, what makes tea, and what makes the best toilet paper.
- Processing gameTurning an animal into food, hands on.
- Tools & knotsAxe work, your multitool and the knots you'll actually use.
Six days, or seven guide-led.
Signature weeks with Jordan run 6 days. Guide-led trips add a first day with Jordan, so they run 7.
- Guide-led trips onlyA day with JordanGuide-led trips start with an extra day with Jordan on his Montana property, learning core skills and getting ready together.
- Day 1Ready in MontanaMeet the group, get outfitted, and learn the basics before you go.
- Day 2Fly inBush plane to the airstrip. The mules take the heavy bags and you walk into base camp.
- Days 3–4Skills daysFire, fish, traps, plants and game, at whatever pace the group wants. Long evenings at the fire.
- Day 5A night off the landOptional: hike out of camp with a guide and live off what you can find and catch.
- Day 6Fly outBack to the airstrip and out of the wilderness.
Choose who leads.
A full week with Jordan
Jordan teaches every skill and leads the whole week.
- Jordan in camp every day
- Limited dates
- Highest price tier
Day one with Jordan, then the wild
Jordan spends the first day with your group on his Montana property, teaching core skills, hanging out, and getting everyone ready. Then a lead guide takes the group in.
- A full day with Jordan in Montana first
- More dates to choose from
- Lower price
Which dates run as Signature and which are guide-led comes out with the schedule in November. Meet the guides →
Who it's for.
Made for you if
- You've never really camped before
- You want hands-on skills more than big mileage
- You're coming with a son, daughter, parent or friend
- You're traveling solo and want a great group
Maybe not this one
- You want to cover serious ground off trail: try the Explorer's Expedition
- You want to hunt big game: see Guided Hunts
What they said.
"You get flown in by bush plane and a mule train carries the heavy bags. Then the whole days are focused on skills such as fishing, making traps, processing an animal etc."
"I never had really camped before, so I wasn't sure what to expect on this trip. It surpassed all my expectations!"
"All in all it was an incredible experience and a truly memorable father and son trip that we will cherish forever."
Get the Wilderness Course dates first.
The 2027 schedule comes out in November, and this course sold out last season. Join the waitlist and we'll email you before dates go public.
