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MLX WILD Phase 2
Program Intro: A 9-Week Adventure
Phase 2 builds on your foundation with new survival challenges each week. With guidance from the MLX team, you'll enhance your skills and gain deeper insights, culminating in an exciting overnight expedition at Deep Creek in Week 9.
Discover the Plus One Model
Building Independence and Stronger Bonds
The Plus One Model empowers participants to apply their survival skills by caring for a loved one during the final week’s overnight expedition, fostering independence and connection, especially for NDIS clients.
9 week program itinerary
Week 0: Registration
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Secure your spot on the course & receive your 9 week timetable including dates and locations for the course.
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Explore radio communication for emergencies. Learn how to send distress signals and respond during critical situations in the wilderness.
Week 2: Cooking with Trangias
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 3: First Aid & Snake Awareness
Advanced Outdoor Cooking Techniques
Refine your Trangia cooking skills with a focus on preparing dinner and breakfast in a hiking scenario.
Week 3: First Aid & Snake Awareness
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 3: First Aid & Snake Awareness
Learn to handle common outdoor injuries like sprains, dehydration, and blisters. Gain vital skills in snake and wildlife awareness, including first aid for snake bites, with live demonstrations featuring lizards, snakes, and crocodies.
Week 4: Navigation with Map & Compass
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 4: Navigation with Map & Compass
Master the Wilderness with Navigation Skills
Deepen your understanding of map reading and compass use. You’ll practice orienteering in more challenging environments.
Week 5: Gear & Packing Essentials
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 4: Navigation with Map & Compass
How to Pack Like a Pro
Learn the art of packing your rucksack with all necessary equipment for multi-day hikes, ensuring you carry only the essentials.
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Prepare for the Final Expedition
Refine group etiquette, pace-setting, and environmental awareness during an 8km practice hike. Learn how to stay clean and healthy in the outdoors, focusing on hygiene, sanitation, and safe waste disposal in the wilderness.
Week 7: Traditional Aboriginal Cooking
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Cultural Immersion Through Food
Join with a member of the First Nations community to prepare traditional meals, including damper on a stick and kangaroo stew, while gaining insights into Indigenous food culture.
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
Final Preparations for the Expedition
Double-check your rucksack’s contents and ensure you're fully prepared with the right gear, food, and essentials for the final challenge.
Week 9: Overnight Expedition_Deep Creek
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
The Ultimate Test of your skills
Embark on the overnight hike where you'll apply everything you've learned in a real-world outdoor setting.
Summary Overview
- Week 0: Registration & Prep
Week 1: Radio Communications & Emergency Signals
Week 2: Cooking with Trangias
Week 3: First Aid & Snake Awareness
Week 4: Navigation with Map & Compass
Week 5: Gear & Packing Essentials
Week 6: Practice Hike, Group Etiquette & Environmental Awareness, & Hygiene
Week 7: Traditional Aboriginal Cooking
Week 8: Packing and Readying the Rucksack with All Essential Items
Week 9: Overnight Expedition_Deep Creek
"Path to Peak: 9-Week Progressive Hike training"
Training participation is optional. Adjust the plan to your fitness level & consult a professional
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." — Lao Tzu
Week 1:
- Distance: 3 km
- Pack Weight: 5 kg
Week 2:
- Distance: 4 km
- Pack Weight: 6 kg
Week 3:
- Distance: 5 km
- Pack Weight: 7 kg
Week 4:
- Distance: 6 km
- Pack Weight: 8 kg
Week 5:
- Distance: 6 km
- Pack Weight: 9 kg
Week 6:
- Distance: 7 km
- Pack Weight: 10 kg
Week 7:
- Distance: 7 km
- Pack Weight: 11 kg
Week 8:
- Distance: 8 km
- Pack Weight: 11 kg
Week 9:
- Distance: 8 km
- Pack Weight: 12 kg