Supporting LGBTQIA+ participants on outdoor and travel experiences
Outdoor education, travel and adventure experiences are for everyone. And it’s important for organizers of these programs to plan how…
Outdoor Adventure and New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Scheme
In the southwestern Pacific Ocean lies an island country known for its glacier-clad mountains, deep fjords, and lush green rainforests:…
Viristar Presents at Asia-Pacific Regional AEE Conference in Singapore
Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will be presenting at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Association of Experiential…
Outdoor and Adventure Safety, and the Role of Codes of Practice
In 2019, 25-year old Canadian tourist Spencer Charles stepped off a zipline platform in northern Thailand, ready to begin his zipline…
Viristar Presents at International Camping Fellowship’s International Camping Congress 2023
Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will present a workshop entitled “From Theory to Practice: Applying Current Research in…
Viristar to Keynote at Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools Conference
Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, has been invited to give a keynote presentation at the 2023 Outdoor Forum for…
Does Experience Influence Judgment?
The Role of Experience in Judgment: What the Evidence Says Is an outdoor leader with years of experience likely to make better decisions…
Systems-Informed and Inclusion-Oriented Incident Reporting
Adaptations to Incident Report Forms Support Systems Thinking and Equity & Inclusion As thinking evolves about how incidents occur, and…
Viristar Provides Environmental Education Workshop To The Mountaineers
Seminar Offers Guidance on Incorporating Environmental Education into Mountaineers Trips Viristar provided a workshop, “Incorporating…
Nation of Georgia Developing Outdoor Adventure Tourism Safety Regulations
Viristar Staff to Support Regulation Development The country of Georgia, located between Russia and Türkiye, has glacier-clad mountains,…
Viristar Presents on Risk Management to Australia’s Outdoors New South Wales & ACT
Viristar presented a case study on a stand up paddleboarding incident in Wales to members of Outdoors NSW & ACT, the Australian peak body…
Sikh Mom Invents A Helmet for Her Turban-Wearing Kids
Advance for equity and inclusion in sport a positive step forward Image: Talia Ricci/CBC Jora, Kabir and Ajit are adventurous kids….
