Content of the wilderness programme for adolescent and young adults
Category | Activities |
1. Physical movement | Hiking, backpacking |
2. Challenge/risk activities | Sea-kayaking, rock climbing |
3. Experiential activities | Camping, outdoor skills, mapping/compass/orienting, trail cooking, safety skills training, equipment planning, foraging, ‘Allemansrätten’*, leave no trace |
4. (Nature) reflective practice | Mindfulness, meditation, forest bathing, journaling |
5. Free time/leisure activities | Singing, swim/bath, fishing, campfire, reading, taking pictures, phone, playing games |
*The Swedish Right of Public Access allows people the right to walk, cycle, ride, ski and camp on any land with the exception of private gardens, near a dwelling house or land under cultivation.