Training & Preparation
Arrive ready.
Prepare your
Body.
- → Walk 8 km, four times a week, in your boots — not your sneakers.
- → Two long walks (15+ km) in the final month, ideally on uneven ground.
- → Heat acclimation: one sauna or hot bath weekly in the final six weeks.
- → Carry a 6 kg pack on the long walks.
Prepare your
Kit.
- → Broken-in mid hiking boots — never new on day one.
- → Two long-sleeve sun shirts (merino or technical).
- → Wide-brim hat, keffiyeh, polarised sunglasses.
- → Headlamp + spare batteries. A real journal and a real pen.
Prepare your
Mind.
- → Read Exodus 1–20 slowly before you come.
- → Listen to the daily teaching podcast we'll send.
- → Spend one hour weekly in silence — phone in another room.
- → Bring a single question you actually want answered.
Optional add-on
Wilderness First Aid certification.
A three-day, internationally recognised WFA course in Aqaba before the expedition begins. You'll leave Wylderness with a credential that's useful far beyond this trip.