OVERVIEW

THE MOUNTAIN PROGRAM

This isn’t for the weak or faint hearted. Not everyone can become a part of this year long life changing experience. It starts with a quick phone call where we determine if you’re a good fit for this type of training, your personal goals and the best way forward. Professional athletes have a team of people training and preparing them to be the best. We are that team for the common person that wants to perform at the highest level in the mountains. A basic physical from your doctor and a background check is the next step. Once that’s completed, along with a few other forms, you’ll have a specialized team of individuals from three separate companies (IMS, Combat Hunter and JC High Country), each with their own areas of expertise, that will determine if you’re to be selected for this training. These three companies choose only 6 individuals per year. 2023-2024 is currently in process.

“The hardest part is starting, the most rewarding part is finishing”.

These courses will give you the skills to not only be a self sustaining on the mountain but also change you for the better in ways you did not expect. These changes come over time and because of that the course is divided for each season in the mountains. Mountain Special Operation instructors, professional guides, and survival experts all coming together under one umbrella, for one year long process that will give you the knowledge to be deadly, the motivation to get physically fit, and the adverse conditions to build your mental strength. Every action has a purpose, every mistake has a consequence. You will learn to become deadly with your weapon system, a professional with your axe and confident relying on only yourself in the outdoors. Tracking, snow mobility, intense land navigation, backcountry medicine, precision rifle, building survival shelters, long term off grid sustainment, stalking techniques, pistol, early warning devices, planning and much more go into this program. With that being said, because of the information taught (which hasn’t been available to the civilian market until now, each client will go through an extensive background check and process to weed out the ones who should not get this instruction. This entire process is filmed and documented. Six clients (maximum) take part in this training once a year. You will learn to rely on yourself, but at the same time trust your teammates. At the end of the program, you’ll be able to physically travel 30-60 miles in the mountains over arduous terrain with a 50 lbs pack, self sustaining for 4-8 days while actively meeting all requirements learned in the previous courses. Mentally you will learn to handle extremely stressful situations with a smile and a positive attitude.

THE ADVENTURER

For those who want to learn the skills from an individual instructor but want to make it an enjoyable experience. This is also private instruction only but can be a private group of up to 20 people. This is about having fun and creating memories and learning basic skills.

These courses ARE NOT here to push you, they’re here for those wanting to have a fun experience while learning skills in the outdoors. There will be no starving, being cold and miserable in this course. Think instruction at your pace, in an environment that you’re comfortable in. Activities can include horse back riding, off grid cabin living, hand fishing, shooting (rifles, pistols, archery), starting friction fires, backcountry cooking, snowmobile tours (winter), side by side tours (summer), edible plant walks, shelter building, survival kits, land navigation course and more!

  • FAMILY - Great option for parents wanting to get their kids more involved in the outdoors the right way. Meaning, instructional life saving skills taught in a fun manner in a comfortable enviornment. This is a amazing way to start if you have any reservations on spending 4 days in the mountains for the first time.

  • EMPLOYEES - These courses can be designed to be educational and fun. Usually it consists of team building exercises or individual exercises that helps people realize their full potential. Leadership and management skills are a byproduct of these courses. We simply use the outdoors to help those grow who are used to an office environment and the “busy” life.

  • INDIVIDUAL - If you’re new to wanting to explore the outdoors more on your own these course are available to the person who doesn’t like big groups but wants to do this on their own. Its a one on one course! I will be your guide to show you all aspects of mountain living.