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…
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…
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…
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,…
Viristar offers WFR Recertification Course with AORE
Viristar is running a Wilderness First Responder Recertification course October 29-31, 2023 in the Baltimore, Maryland USA area. The…
Outdoor Safety Class in Kenya Led by Viristar Risk Management Course Alum
Collins Ochumbe, an alumnus of Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course, recently led a class on outdoor safety for school…
Outdoor Safety In Switzerland: Laws and Regulations on High-Risk Swiss Adventure Activities
Saxet Brook flows through the idyllic mountain village of Saxeten, surrounded by the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps. The region is famous…
Viristar is hiring a Senior Manager, Information Systems & Technology [Update: filled]
[Update: Postion Filled] The Senior Manager, Information Systems & Technology oversees Viristar’s information systems and technology…
Viristar Presents at Outdoors New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Outdoor Industry Summit
by Annie Linhart Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will be presenting at the Biennial Outdoor Industry Summit of Outdoors NSW and ACT…
Nepal Requires Licensed Guides for Treks in Protected Areas
Solo Trekking Banned, In Effort to Boost Safety and Job Creation Nepal’s Tourism Board announced that as of April 1 2023, solo treks will…
Outdoor Adventure Safety and Government Regulation
Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on the website of the South African Adventure Industry Association, the professional body…
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…
