Risk in Adventure Tourism
Inherent in adventure tourism is the potential for risk.
In earlier times, risk was viewed as the chance for loss
or gain. More recently, risk has become associated with negative
outcomes only. This outlook is largely a reaction to liability
issues and the insurance industry’s aversion to risk.
It is much less a reaction to incidents within the adventure
tourism industry, which though tragic, have been very few
in number.
In the context of adventure tourism, the total
elimination of risk is neither possible nor desirable. Beyond
the physical rewards, adventure tourism activities contribute
significantly to character development. Traits such as self-confidence,
pride in personal achievement, empathy, collegiality, trust,
resolve, and a sense of adventure, are fostered through activities
in which the experience of risk is a component.
Risk Tolerance at Smoothwater
Smoothwater’s goal is to provide safe, nurturing experiences
in which participants are encouraged to learn and grow as
individuals. We do not promote unsafe activities. We do offer
adventures that allow participants to gently explore beyond
the boundaries of their experience and skill, while under
the caring leadership of our instructors and guides.
Clients
are always given the option of declining participation in
any activity that is outside their emotional or physical
comfort zone. Safety is our number one priority.
Smoothwater Staff and Trip Leaders
Our staff and trip leaders are the front line of our customer
service, and critical to the successful completion of our
trips and courses. Skills certification has become increasingly
important in the adventure tourism industry and our employees
must have appropriate ‘certs’. However,
skills are not enough to recommend an individual to us.
We believe that experience and maturity combined with skills
produce the caring leaders and instructors in whom we can
entrust the safety and well-being of our clients.
Contact Us
If you have any concerns about the participation of you or
one of your family members in any of Smoothwater’s
activities, we encourage you to contact
us. We will be
pleased to discuss our policies and procedures, and to
answer all of your questions.
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address, you are asking Smoothwater to provide you with information
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this information, notify us by email to stop sending it and
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