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

Jake Taylor

Safety Manager, Camp Beaumont, Hong Kong

Viristar provided an excellent instructor, along with a thorough and well-structured course and materials.

Sandi Taruni

Founder & CEO, Jelajah Outdoor, Bogor, Indonesia

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

This program was thorough, challenging, and enlightening. The result was a comprehensive review of our risk management practices and actionable steps we can take to…

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Alexandra Alabastro

Outdoor Educator, JUMP! Foundation, Manila, Philippines

Delta State University would like to thank Jeff Baierlein, Director of outdoor program consultancy Viristar, for his brilliant and dynamic lecture: A Brief History of…

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Dr. Todd Davis

Associate Professor of Health Physical Education & Recreation and Director of Outdoor Recreation, Delta State University, Cleveland Mississippi USA

Every outdoor program company should enroll their leaders in this. Excellent course!

Dr. Kishore Dogra

Director, Adventure 1 Zone, Maharashtra, India

[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 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

Great training that gave me the opportunity to look at risk assessment with a common sense lens.

Jeff Koops

Athletic Director, British International School of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

The Risk Management for Outdoor programs course has helped us tremendously as we plan our expansion into a new geography.

Johannes Visser

Head of Expansion, OrcaNation, Nairobi, Kenya

Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course was a true game-changer for me.

Thinuwan Gayantha Nanayakkara

Freelance Outdoor Educator, Alpha Experiential, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka

Great knowledge about risk management…definitely helpful for people working in the outdoors, whichever your role is in the organisation.

Ng Li Ying

Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

I will continue to use this as a resource and reference when reviewing and updating our risk management plans, materials, and trainings.

Crystal Skahan

Northeast Passage Education & Training Director, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA

Useful reference as I implement my strategic improvement plan.

Richard Irvine

Owner, Richard Irvine Outdoor Learning, United Kingdom

It provides a useful overview of risk management, accompanied by a relevant level of detail.

Danyi Prieto

Biologist, Sustainability Department, Colombia Inedita SAS, FULLSKY, Cundinamarca, Colombia