Rafting Incident in Malaysia Prompts Calls for Adventure Safety Standards, Regulation
A group of 22 employees embarked on a team-building experience at a camping resort in Gopeng, Malaysia, a town known for adventure tourism activities.
A group of 22 employees embarked on a team-building experience at a camping resort in Gopeng, Malaysia, a town known for adventure tourism activities.
Emily Jordan, 21, from had just graduated with first-class honors from her university law program.
She was known as a bright, fun-loving person who loved life.
In search of adventure, she traveled from her home in Worcestershire, England to New Zealand, for a gap year experience.
The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) published a new standard describing the requirements and process for achieving certification as an International Mountain Leader.
You are looking to hire an outdoor education contractor to provide experiences for the students at the prestigious K-12 international school where you work.
Viristar delivered a three-hour workshop on the science of safety, and how it can be applied to adventure tourism operations, to the 2024 cohort of the Mountain Adventure Skills Training program at the College of the Rockies in Fernie, British Columbia, on the west side of the Canadian Rockies.
Viristar has submitted comments in support of Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool in Maryland USA, where the state government is finalizing regulations that would formally approve and license outdoor preschools that meet certain safety and quality standards.
Wilderness risk management can occur in remote natural areas, such as Borneo’s 750-square-kilometer Kinabalu Park, or regional parks and rural settings closer to emergency services. “Outdoor safety” and “wilderness risk management” are sometimes used interchangeably.
Denis Murphy, 56, was a painter and decorator by trade. He had a passion for sport.
The eldest of four children in a close-knit London family, he had moved with his wife into London’s 24-story Grenfell Tower public housing block in 1984.
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