Design Your Own Challenge

Outdoor team building doesn’t need to follow a preset formula. Your team is unique. Your challenges are specific. Your goals are yours alone. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Activity Menu — a range of proven outdoor challenges that you can mix and match to create the perfect experience for your team.

Whether you’ve got half a day or a full day, whether you want to focus on specific skills or a mix of physical challenges and team problem-solving, you build the itinerary. We deliver it brilliantly.

How It Works

You choose from our Activity Menu. We help you sequence the activities into a cohesive experience. Our expert instructors facilitate everything. All equipment is provided. Your team shows up ready to be challenged, and they leave transformed.

Half Day Events

Perfect for teams with limited time. A focused, high-energy session that builds momentum quickly. Choose two to three core activities plus foundational skills training.

Full Day Events

Deep immersion. Time to build skills progressively, tackle complex challenges, and genuinely bond as a team. Includes lunch and a richer mix of activities.

All programmes include an introduction and safety brief, foundational survival skills training, and expert facilitation throughout.

The Activity Menu

Core Skills (Included In All Programmes)

Every outdoor event starts with essential foundations:

Bear Attack & Situational Awareness System — learn from expert instructors how to hone your flinch responses and react effectively to dangers in extreme environments. Convert instinctive reactions into survival responses.
Camouflage and concealment — move through the wild as one with nature. Learn to blend seamlessly with your environment while staying silent and invisible. A short, energising task that’s genuinely fun.
Gross Eat Challenge — would you have what it takes to survive? Test your mental resilience. The winning or losing team faces the classic BGSA gross eat challenge — mealworms, crickets, giant water beetles and other natural nutrition. High in calories, challenging to stomach.

Challenge Activities (Build Your Programme)

Choose from our full Activity Menu to create your perfect itinerary — from axe throwing and air rifle shooting to Kim’s Game, the “Stranded” survival scenario and the Whiteout Challenge. Download the menu above, or work with us to design your ideal mix.

Sample Programmes

Half Day Focused Programme (Leadership & Decision-Making)

Core Skills Training (1 hour)
Lost at Sea Challenge (1.5 hours)
Know Your Knots (0.75 hours)
Debrief & Wrap-Up (0.75 hours)

Half Day Action Programme (Skills & Physical Challenge)

Core Skills Training (1 hour)
Axe Throwing (1 hour)
Air Rifle/Pistol Shooting (1 hour)
Debrief & Wrap-Up (1 hour)

Full Day Survival Challenge Event (Comprehensive)

Introduction & Core Skills (1.5 hours)
Kim’s Game & Observation Lane (1 hour)
Stranded Survival Scenario (1.5 hours)
Lunch Break (1 hour)
Whiteout Challenge (1.5 hours)
Tug of War & Team Celebration (1 hour)
Debrief & Wrap-Up (1 hour)

You’re not locked into these — they’re examples. Work with us to design your ideal mix.

Location & Logistics

We’re also fully mobile — we can design experiences at locations of your choosing across the UK and beyond.

Groups typically run at 10–50 participants. Larger groups can be split into concurrent sessions with multiple instructor teams.

Typical schedule:

Half Day Event: 10:00am–2:00pm or 2:00pm–6:00pm
Full Day Event: 10:00am–5:30pm (with lunch break)

What’s Included

Expert, fully qualified BGSA instructors
All equipment and materials needed
Risk assessments and comprehensive insurance (up to £10M liability)
Safety briefings and detailed event facilitation
Professional debrief and feedback
For all-day programmes: lunch and refreshments
Events within 150 miles of our HQ included; additional travel fees apply beyond

What You’ll Develop

Regardless of which activities you choose, your team will develop:

Communication — clear instruction, active listening, collaborative problem-solving
Leadership — natural leaders emerge; others discover confidence they didn’t know they had
Trust — relying on teammates in real situations builds bonds that last
Resilience — pushing past comfort zones and discovering capability
Practical skills — genuine survival techniques and tactical knowledge
Team cohesion — shared challenge creates lasting bonds

The team were all really engaging and easy-going. They gave clear instructions about each task while allowing us free rein to take our own approach. The timings were good and the whole event was structured really well. Participant, Right Angle — 27 delegates

Pricing

Half Day Events start from £2,100 for groups of 10–20 delegates. Full Day Events start from £2,750 + VAT. Pricing scales with group size. We’re transparent about costs and can discuss custom pricing for larger groups or special requirements.

Full payment is required 60 days before your event. A 25% non-refundable deposit secures your booking for events further in advance.

Design Your Own Outdoor Challenge