PROJEKT MUDIPLAT
Read a report from our MUDIPLAT project participants
“WSZ Education representatives set off from Wroclaw early in the morning, and the project began at noon. The base was the village of Lisek in the Czech Republic. We started by going through a long battery of tests and measurements (they took place on all days of the course), and everyone was also given a form for self-monitoring, which we were to fill out at the direction of the coordinators. The phones were packed into envelopes, sealed and were to remain there until the course ended – that’s how we became full-fledged offline survivalists. Throughout, we carried our backpacks with all our gear. We were also informed that we would be confronted with insufficient sleep or information.
The participants faced many challenges, from walking from the base to a roadside field and setting up a multi-person military tent there or preparing a place for a campfire. We were divided into groups, each with a name and a leader. After we went to bed, several of the organizers entered the tent with an announcement: Gather your things and get going! A night orienteering march awaited us, and the next night we would return to base camp via the same route. Before returning, however, we were able to sleep for a few hours. The next day our goal was to climb Via Ferrata-style, and in between we did logic and memory exercises and a time trial run. After the tasks were completed and we returned to the temporary base, more tests, but also a break for coffee and logic games in teams. It was necessary to cooperate and support each other, physically and mentally – for example, after a sudden wake-up call, marching “not knowing where”, without knowing what was going to happen next – the morale of the group dropped heavily.
The last day, after returning to the base and a night slept in much more comfortable conditions, was spent in a final round of tests and learning various relaxation techniques. The most interesting was yet to come, however, as the stones that served as the heart of the field bath were warmed up in a lit campfire. The entire ritual/ceremony lasted 4 hours, during which we sat in a circle, close together, while down in the middle of the tent glowed the red-hot stones, which were occasionally sprinkled with water. Interestingly, in the end, many participants found this last part to be the most extreme part of the course. The temperature at times seemed unbearable… and it was.
The great value of going through the entire X-tream Management course was the realization that a person is capable of doing more than his mind tells him. The phrase “I can’t do it anymore!” appeared in the heads of the participants many times. Nevertheless, the course was completed by most of us. The goal of forcing the participants to deal with their own limitations and weaknesses was undoubtedly achieved, and everyone went home with many thoughts on their own. Although at the final dinner many people were happy that “it’s over,” at the same time we all spontaneously expressed our gratitude for the whole experience, and thanked others for their involvement and shared experiences. In retrospect, we can say that it is worth experiencing the extreme once to appreciate the everyday and experience that we can do more than we think.”
– Karina and Mirek
PHOTORELATION
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