Very comprehensive and focused on identifying and limiting risk in the real world. I appreciated the focus on theory and real world application, not just…

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Reid Burland

Owner, Geronimo Construction, North Dakota, USA

It’s stimulating, useful and practical. I highly recommend it to field instructors and program managers.

Dr. Guan-Jang Wu

Department Chair, Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University, Taiwan

Viristar delivered a high quality training and I would recommend it to any outdoor program. The trainers were experienced and dynamic. The information presented was…

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Si Dilks

General Manger (former), ChinaClimb & Insight Adventures, Yangshuo, China

The Viristar team is really passionate about safety in the outdoors–it manifests vividly in their training!

Shamsiah Ismail

Director, Bila Bila Odyssey, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

An excellent combination of case studies, exercises, self-paced work, and meetings.

Jake Taylor

Safety Manager, Camp Beaumont, Hong Kong

An extremely helpful reference tool that I am going to keep within reach….. full of useful resources and sample formats for documentation.

Martin Foakes

Head of Outdoor Education, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

Great course–I feel much more prepared for wilderness emergencies.

Tuva Rødningsand Kirkerud

Keilir Academy Adventure Studies Program, Reykjavik, Iceland

The practical training was great and I learned so much.

Aron Breki

WFR student, Keilir Academy Adventure Guide Studies Program, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

Very well done program and presentation.

Gil LeFrancois

Upper School Teacher, Charles Wright Academy, Washington state, USA

Thank you for sharing so much of your time and knowledge with our students. One of them just wrote this on our online discussion board:…

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Karen P.S. Tan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA

Many thanks—a very interesting and informative environmental emergencies training.

Cynthia Akhuemhonkhan

Paramedic, Evercare Hospital, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria

Working with Viristar on training our staff in outdoor safety was highly appreciated. The attention to detail and the clear communication with Viristar made working…

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Mariya Georgieva

Program Coordinator, Outward Bound Vietnam, Cát Hải, Bình Định Province, Vietnam

Very informative! Especially since our program is new, we want to make sure we have the right tools to properly develop our risk management plan…

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Samantha Dimitraki

Assistant Manager, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

The quality of the course content is a reflection of an enormous amount of time spent researching the latest thinking in safety and risk management.

Gabriel Côté-Valiquette

Auxiliary Faculty, Field Instructor, College of the Rockies, British Columbia, Canada

Very helpful. I learned a lot about systems thinking and the different domains of potential risks.

Shi Jinhui (Kelly)

Co-Founder & Director, Fun & Learn Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand