Bear Grylls Survival Academy
Sutherland, Scotland
This isn't Boy Scout camp. The recently-founded Bear Grylls Survival Academy is a multi-day course that will have you ready to tackle the wilderness when you leave. While there, you'll learn how to build a fire — even in the pouring rain — build shelters, forage for food, handle unexpected medical trauma, rappel, cross rapids, survive in the worst weather imaginable, and become more handy with a knife. The inaugural session is limited to 10 people and scheduled for next week, so we're guessing it's probably a little late for that one — but both 6- and 3-day courses are planned for next year in locations around the world.
