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

The best online course I’ve ever taken. Thoughtful and intentional curriculum and course design that has expanded my knowledge and thinking on risk management.

Scott Schneider

Senior Lecturer of Outdoor Leadership, North Carolina State University – Health & Exercise Department, North Carolina, USA

The sessions were interactive and useful.

Kamaran Rasul

Director, Hawraz Climbing Organization, Iraq

Viristar has been very helpful, positive and encouraging. We really appreciate their assistance.

Priscah Nyagumbo

Member, Board of Directors, Lawrencedale Outdoor Centre, Rusape, Zimbabwe

The textbook is one of the best manuals I have read about risk management.

Daniela Borontiș

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

Overall a must do course for all outdoor risk managers.

Sebastian Wong

Campus Health & Safety Specialist, Singapore American School, Singapore

Excellent…extremely helpful.

Charlotte Hyde

Education and Outreach Program Director, Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council, Oregon, USA

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] very comprehensive, well laid out, easy to follow, and has excellent content and useful examples.

Paul Delane

Head of Outdoor Education, Sacred Heart College, Sorrento, Western Australia

This course gave me real, practical insights into risk management that I can actually use for my trail running events. The case studies and discussions…

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Ryan Moss

Live Adventure Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

I found this course incredibly useful…I was surprised and impressed with how much I learned and how applicable everything was.

Dave Payne

Director of Experiential Education, Sparks Rowing, Washington DC, USA

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

Exceptionally valuable and directly applicable to my daily work. I would highly recommend this course to any outdoor professional looking to strengthen their risk management…

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Anindita Chatterjee

Field Leader, iEXP 360, Maharashtra, India

An excellent textbook for learning, but also serves as a useful resource to have readily available for outdoor programs administrators to access.

Jon Browher

Outdoor Skills Program Coordinator, Brewster Academy, New Hampshire, 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

The textbook was concise and written in a manner that is easy to read and understand.

Jake Taylor

Safety Manager, Camp Beaumont, Hong Kong