Karamat Wilderness Ways
PO Box 483 T0E 2M0 Wildwood, AB, Canada

Chip Lake, Alberta History in Pictures https://karamat.com/chip-lake-pictures/

Have you purchased your tickets. Draw is March 30th . Want to win this beautiful traditional set. The items are crafted by local Alberta artists. The Alberta Trappers Association is putting on a ticketed draw. Tickets are 10.00 each. To purchase tickets contact the Association by phone 780-349-6626 or email them at [email protected].

Wool Mittens now for sale. Visit the website to check them out. https://karamat.com/shop/product-category/clothing/

Memorial Museum set up for Tom Roycraft and Mors Kochanski at Karamats base camp. #morskochanski #karamatwildernessways #karamatmuseum

Karamat Happenings - August 2019 - https://mailchi.mp/58289433/karamat-happenings-july-1754569

Postcast with Les Stroud and Mors Kochanski. This was done during the 2019 Global Bushcraft Symposium. One of the last interviews with Mors. Nicely done Les. Thanks so much. https://play.acast.com/s/surviving-life-with-/morskochanski

Frostbite Symposium Satellite Sessions have been cancelled due to the closers of gatherings. The Wool Applique Class and the Drum Making Workshop will not be going ahead in January. I hope you will all stay safe and have a Merry Christmas and I wish you all the Best in the New Year. Lori

Purchase one of these Specials and get an extra Stocking Stuffer or two. DVD Special - https://karamat.com/shop/product/christmas-dvd-special/ Book Special - https://karamat.com/shop/product/christmas-book-special/

Mors Kochanski - Oct 11, 1940 +Dec 5, 2019 A year ago today we lost our mentor, teacher and friend, Mors Kochanski. This week as I started adding items to the Memorial Museum, I reflected on all the years, courses, conversations, and road trips I have taken with Mors. I remember my first course with him, doing plant ID for 2 1/2 days, walking on a floating bog, harvesting spruce roots and making a birch bark basket and canoe. Sleeping in a double parachuted woman's teepee and... eating the same stew for supper with a few extra ingredients added to bulk it up, doing a steam bath at the end of the course and having chamomile tea with him afterwards. I remember when we first starting doing courses together and I would watch him walk through the bush and think, now there is a man comfortable in his surroundings. Man he could move fast through the bush and not many could keep up. I miss him. I miss our conversations over tea and him showing us a new book he got or him presenting me with a quilting book from the second hand store. We did the winter course 2 months after his passing and it was very strange to not have him there, getting to know all the students names and asking them questions about themselves or him giving the introduction talk on "Defining Survival". Yeah, he is missed but not ever forgotten. Lori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmTeT-6_JI&feature=youtu.be

Drum Making Session - Natural Rawhide - January 10, 2021. For more information visit our website at:https://karamat.com/courses/frostbite-sessions/

Niko Wilderness has joined in with the Chip Lake crew to bring you another frostbite session being held on Jan. 8 & 9th or Jan. 15 & 16th. Winter Camping 101. Throughout the day you will learn about: Different types of snowshoes How to load a toboggan... Axe, saw and stovemanship Body heat regulation and winter apparel Cold and wet weather fire lighting Ice safety For those interested in hot tenting and want a chance to try it out before buying, they are giving you a chance to do an overnight on Chip Lake using their equipment. For more information visit our website: https://karamat.com/courses/frostbite-sessions/#niko

I still have a few spots available for the wool mitten class on January 9th. For more information visit: https://karamat.com/courses/frostbite-sessions/

Registration for the 2021 Frostbite Symposium Satellite Sessions is now open. Check it out.Registration for the 2021 Frostbite Symposium Satellite Sessions is now open. Check it out.

We will be participating in the Frostbite Symposium Satellite Sessions and are offering 2 Sessions. For more information or to book a spot, please visit our website. https://karamat.com/frostbite-sessions/

We have updated our home page with links to all the Upcoming Events for 2020 & 2021. https://karamat.com/