[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] quite thorough and presents knowledge in a well-organized and palatable manner.

Lisette Gachanja

Program Director, Urbanite Camps, Nairobi, Kenya

Empowering insights… I left the training with a deeper sense for safety and procedures.

Tess

Teacher and Trip Leader, American International School of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania

Fantastic practical examples!

Tiffany Cavanagh

Head of Girls Boarding, Martin House Trust School, United Kingdom

10/10 would recommend this course to any professionals working in the outdoor industry. You learn relevant information that prepares you to positively impact your organization…

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Jacob Beland

Youth Specialist, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

I feel more confident, motivated, and better prepared to make improvements in our risk management process.

Daniela Borontiș

Educational Programs Coordinator, Scout Leader, Romanian Scouts, Mehedinți, Romania

Very thorough, challenging and thought-provoking…the exercises were well designed to facilitate collaboration and provide opportunities to learn from the experiences of others.

Ken Dunn

Owner, Wilderness Recovery Coach, Expedition Recovery, LLC, Pennsylvania, USA

This course is a wonderfully organized and gave a comprehensive overview of risk management.

Molly Alden-Rabenau

Owner and Director of Operations, Costa Rica Explorations, Utah, USA

Highly recommend this short, intensive course to anyone working on outdoor programs. Its content is relevant, applicable and holistic to all.

Ben Trewren

Experiential Learning Manager, Operation Flinders Foundation, Edwardstown, Australia

Highly recommended course to anyone working in experiential learning of any kind.

Tiffany Cavanagh

Head of Girls Boarding, Martin House Trust School, United Kingdom

Thank you for sharing so much of your time and knowledge with our students. One of them wrote, “I really enjoy listening to Mr. Baierlein…

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Karen P.S. Tan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook] covered, in much detail, all the conceivable aspects of risk management in outdoor programs.

Ali Lott

Assistant Head of Science Faculty, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

Brought the topic of risk management alive. My awareness and knowledge on the topic has expanded into new areas of safety.

Rich Hunt

Teacher, Health & Safety Coordinator, British School Manila, Manila, Philippines

Invaluable.

Christina Shores

Adventure Education Coordinator, Renaissance Secondary School, Castle Rock, Colorado USA

The course has been a useful investment and experience. For being engaged in the outdoor industry for over 15 years, there is much to learn,…

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Ruvan Ranatunga

Director of Operations & Lead Facilitator, Adventure SEALs Expeditions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

So helpful in the development of our outdoor youth programs…I learned so much that can be directly applied to our organization’s risk management practices. 

Eva King

Education Manager, Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council, Oregon, USA