ALTA SURVIVAL • TOOLS & RESOURCES
Turn Learning Into Practical Capability
Find your next step in the Alta Survival learning system. Start with a capability, understand why it matters, practice an appropriate skill and use the Preparedness Passport to guide progress.
Knowledge first. Skills second. Gear third.
Learn → Watch → Reference → Practice → Validate
Use the Learning Path
Choose one useful capability and work through the steps at a manageable pace. Return to the instructions whenever practice reveals a gap.
1. Learn
Read the capability page. Understand the purpose, dependencies, limits and next best improvement.
2. Watch
Planned Alta Survival video lessons will demonstrate the skills alongside the written curriculum.
VIDEO SERIES — COMING SOON
3. Reference
Manuals, the Field Guide and reference cards will support review and practical use. Download links will appear here as materials are released.
REFERENCE DOWNLOADS — COMING SOON
4. Practice
Use the safe practice guidance and capability checks on each page. Keep the task within your training and household abilities.
5. Validate
Review the Preparedness Passport progression: Prepared, Capable and Field Ready. Achievement requires the applicable demonstration and evaluation requirements.
Browse by Capability
Each category connects related skills, practical improvements and the resources planned to support them.
Survival
Water, fire, shelter and food capabilities for essential household needs.
Navigation & Communication
Compass, maps, radio, GPS and signaling as a connected system.
Personal Safety
Household security, first aid, functional needs and physical readiness.
Vehicle Preparedness
Readiness, mobility, roadside response, basic repair, recovery safety and stranding support.
Disaster Ready
Household plans, supplies, energy, protective actions, stabilization, sanitation and practical support.
Long-Term Ready
Sustainment, financial continuity, care, community connections and ongoing improvement.
Start With Water: One Manageable Learning Path
Use Water as a starting point for connecting knowledge, skills and practical household action.
LEARN
Read Why Safe Water Matters and What You’ll Learn. Identify how your household obtains, stores and uses water.
WATCH
The planned Alta Survival water video lessons will be linked here when available.
REFERENCE
Water manuals, workbook exercises and reference-card downloads will be linked as released. For now, use the Water capability page’s learning sections and gear questions.
PRACTICE
Use the page’s Level II guidance to choose a safe task within your training. Review the instructions and identify any missing resource before starting.
VALIDATE
Use the page’s Field Ready overview and the Preparedness Passport to understand the progression. Informal practice does not independently award achievement.
Materials in Development
The resource collection will expand as materials are prepared for release. These planned resources do not yet have public download links.
Instructional Manuals
Written instruction covering the 28-chapter curriculum, organized across six volumes.
PUBLIC DOWNLOADS — COMING SOON
Student Workbook
Exercises, planning tools and practice records that connect lessons to household action.
WORKBOOK ACCESS — COMING SOON
Field Guide & Reference Cards
Compact references for reviewing essential knowledge, decisions and practiced skills.
REFERENCE ACCESS — COMING SOON
Practice & Evaluation Materials
Structured practice tools and applicable achievement requirements supporting the Passport progression.
RESOURCE LINKS — COMING SOON
Use the live capability pages now. Return here for released materials as they become available.
YOUR NEXT BEST IMPROVEMENT
Choose One Useful Step
Pick the capability most connected to your household’s current need. Read the lesson, choose one improvement from the page and practice safely. You do not need to complete the entire system at once.
Identify weakness → Choose one improvement → Practice → Reassess
CONTINUE YOUR PREPAREDNESS PASSPORT
Build What Your Household Can Rely On
Keep learning, practicing and improving. Use evidence of what works to guide the next step.
Knowledge → Skills → Gear → Practice → Validation