[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] like a bible for those who conduct outdoor programs.

Dr. Kishore Dogra

Director, Adventure 1 Zone, Maharashtra, India

This was great to share best practices and discuss varied points of view for a range of topics and domains.

Jake Hammond

Head of Outdoor Education, Australian International School, Singapore

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

The course exceeded my expectations, and I would recommend it to any administrator who has oversight of outdoor programs…an excellent value.

Jon Browher

Outdoor Skills Program Coordinator, Brewster Academy, New Hampshire, USA

The text was well written and highly applicable. I will be using it as a resource when conducting risk management reviews and assessing programs in…

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Reid Burland

Owner, Geronimo Construction, North Dakota, USA

The Viristar textbook is easy to understand…the summary in each chapter helped me to understand the key points.

Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

It’s well thought out and thought-provoking. Thanks to this course we are able to make valuable strides toward mitigating risks more effectively.

Mike Lewis

Founder, General Director, YMCE Group, Beijing, China

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

Useful reference as I implement my strategic improvement plan.

Richard Irvine

Owner, Richard Irvine Outdoor Learning, United Kingdom

I loved the ample opportunities we had to network and collaborate with other outdoor risk management professionals.

Claire Sutton

Outdoor Education Program Coordinator, San Francisco Waldorf High School, California, USA

An in-depth resource which can support risk management.

Jake Hammond

Head of Outdoor Education, Australian International School, Singapore

This course has strengthened my knowledge in many aspects associated with risk management and will be beneficial for us.

Paul Yuen

Programme Manager, Camp Beaumont Hong Kong, Hong Kong

This course fundamentally changed how I think about risk management…highly recommended for anyone responsible for safety in experiential programming.

Shayne Fitz-Coy

CEO, Rustic Pathways, California, 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

Words can’t express how useful it is for me.

Kamaran Rasul

Director, Hawraz Climbing Organization, Iraq