Viristar Welcomes Kaelan Young as Communications Manager
Viristar is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to Kaelan Young, our newest addition to the team. With a robust background in outdoor and...
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Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 15
- 6 min
Challenge Course Facilitator Jailed Over Participant Death; Company Criminally Charged
A high ropes challenge course facilitator was sentenced to six months in jail today, following the death of a challenge course...
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Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Viristar is Hiring a Communications Manager [Update: Filled]
[Update: Position Filled] Viristar is hiring for a Communications Manager. Join Viristar's growing team to help provide consulting and...
Jeff Baierlein
- Dec 31, 2023
- 6 min
Not Settling for Less: A Brief Tour of Outward Bound Singapore
Outward Bound Singapore is a leading provider of outdoor adventure education experiences, and a global role model of a national...
Jeff Baierlein
- Dec 23, 2023
- 7 min
Adventure Safety on the Arabian Peninsula
Alex Underhill was hiking on Jebel Jais mountain in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, when he began to feel...
Jeff Baierlein
- Dec 17, 2023
- 6 min
Viristar Delivers Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Course for Adventure Guides in Nagano, Japan
Viristar delivered a two day “Risk Management for Outdoor Programs” course for adventure guides in Nagano, Japan last week, as part of a...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 29, 2023
- 3 min
Viristar Presents at Association for Challenge Course Technology 2024 Conference in Oklahoma USA
Gery Lovász Viristar is presenting a series of workshops at the 34th Annual International Conference and Exposition of the Association...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar Shares Camp Safety Guidance at Spain’s International Camping Congress 2023
Viristar presented on the science of risk management for camps at the 12th International Camping Congress in Tarragona, Spain, in...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar at Outward Bound Vietnam to Run Wilderness Medicine Training
Viristar returns to Vietnam this month to provide a Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) course to outdoor leaders at Outward Bound...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 27, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar Talks with Australian Outdoor Educators About Experiential Education at Inside the Outhaus
Viristar was the guest presenter at the most recent bi-weekly conversation of Inside the Outhaus, a forum that brings together outdoor...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 27, 2023
- 3 min
Viristar Presents on Adventure Safety at College of the Rockies
Viristar gave a presentation this week on “Adventure Tourism and the Science of Risk Management” to students in the Mountain Adventure...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 27, 2023
- 14 min
Towards Outdoor Adventure Safety Regulation in Japan
Japan has a rich history of outdoor adventures, and is a leading destination for visitors from around the world. The nation boasts a...
Jeff Baierlein
- Oct 1, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar to Work with Japanese Government and Private Sector to Support Outdoor Safety in Japan
Viristar will be providing a two-day Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training in Japan this December, and will meet with government...
Jeff Baierlein
- Oct 1, 2023
- 4 min
Supporting Gender Expansive Learners on Outdoor, Travel, Experiential and Adventure Programs
Every person deserves access to educational and recreational opportunities free from unreasonable risk to their physical and...
Jeff Baierlein
- Oct 1, 2023
- 8 min
Are You Competent? Are You Qualified? Why It Matters with Outdoor, Travel and Adventure Activities
The zipline rider sped down the zipline at up to 132 kph. At the end of the zipline, he hit the spring brake, and his safety lanyard...
Jeff Baierlein
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar Presents on Risk Management Plans at 2023 AEE International Conference
Viristar will present a workshop “How to Write a Risk Management Plan” at the 51st Annual International Conference of the Association for...
Jeff Baierlein
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
Viristar’s Outdoor Safety Training Scholarship for Ukraine
Anastasiia Volkova is no stranger to wilderness risk management. She’s led ambitious mountaineering expeditions to the Hindu Kush, the...
Jeff Baierlein
- Aug 7, 2023
- 8 min
Widespread Heat Illness at Youth Camp Highlights Heat Safety Standards Need
Hundreds of children sickened by heat at world's largest youth camp An ambulance drives out of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min
Viristar Provides Wilderness First Aid Class in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Viristar will be leading a Wilderness First Aid course in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on September 18-19, 2023. The course will be held at...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jul 10, 2023
- 4 min
Zipline Adventures In the European Nation of Georgia
Ziplines are a growing business in Georgia, an eastern European country rich in adventure opportunities. Long known as a mountaineering,...
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