i have trained for 3 1/2 years and have taken numerous outdoor survival courses including one taught by an Canadian ex-army sniper.
I can handle myself well outdoors and can tend pretty much any standard injury i may suffer (broken bones, cuts, etc)

anyway, that being said. I am planning a trip 556km from an known settlement in northern yukon canada with only a single backpack containing essential gear. (basically like those survivor guys on tv do… but without a basecamp 10km away 24/7)
I am going with a friend that does not have as much, but still quite a bit of experience.
Anyway, i have done plenty of trips like this in Australia and south America and done fine. but never to northern Yukon (i live in northern alberta, ft.macmurray)
my question is this, will i run into a potentially dangerous situation in summer that my experience WONT help?
if so, what kinds of things should i train for?
(note: yukon at the time of year im going has no snow)
Notes:
1. i can go 5 days without little water before i NEED it
2. i will eat anything (i have squeezed water out of poo before… not pleasant)
3. hard work is a non-issue
4. i love doing this stuff, and will never stop. i know the risks and accept them… but death still isn’t really one of my goals, so i like to be prepared for anything
Those guys on man vs. wild are always safe about doing it. they have basecamps set up within earshot and they have a full camera crew with them all the time, ON TOP of their experience.
Keep in mind, we get one chopper lift out there and thats it, its just us for 500km.
(we have a satellite phone, but only carries enough juice for a single fairly short call. we also have GPS so getting lost is not an issue either)

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