Meet Accreditation Council Member Lisette Gachanja

We are proud to introduce Adventure Safety Accreditation Council member Lisette Gachanja. Lisette is an experiential trainer and adventure therapist with Urbanite Camps in Kenya. Lisette co-founded Urbanite Camps, which provides outdoor education programs for schools, corporate training and development, youth camps and adventure therapy.  She has also worked with corporate training, youth and adventure … Read more

Viristar Becomes an Organizational Member of Overseas Security Body OSAC

Viristar recently joined OSAC, previously known as the Overseas Security Advisory Council, as an organizational member, to improve the safety and security of Viristar’s international operations, and to contribute resources and insights to the global security community. OSAC is a partnership between the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the private sector … Read more

Viristar Joins Adventure Travel Trade Association 

Viristar is a new member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) as an industry partner. We are pleased to join a global community of professionals dedicated to advancing the adventure travel industry. What is the Adventure Travel Trade Association? The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) brings together a global community of more than 35,000 … Read more

Risk Management for Nature Centers

On September 26, 2024, a school group was on an overnight field trip to the Howell Nature Center in Michigan USA, when a tree fell where a student group was learning how to make a fire. A 12-year-old boy was hit on the head by the falling tree. He was transported by helicopter to a … Read more

Viristar Offers Outdoor Safety Webinar with ANCA for Nature Center Administrators

Viristar is pleased to present a webinar as part of the ANCA CONNECTS series hosted by the Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA), where our Director, Jeff Baierlein, will lead a discussion on risk management for nature centers. Nature centers offer valuable learning experiences in the out-of-doors, but these experiences are not without risk. How … Read more

Advancing Adventure Safety in Iceland: the Role of Regulations

Editor’s note: for a detailed list of resources to support development of adventure safety regulation in Iceland, click here. On a sunny day in August 2024, a mass of collapsing ice fatally injured a tourist on a group tour of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in Iceland, and seriously injured his partner. The incident led to calls … Read more

Viristar and AIARE Partner on Outdoor Safety

Viristar is proud to announce a new partnership with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), supporting enhanced safety for outdoor and adventure professionals. Through this collaboration, AIARE instructors and providers will receive exclusive access to Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training at a discounted rate.