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Latest Legal Case: Your Duty of Care—Where Does it Begin and End?

Duty of Care is the legal duty to protect another from harm. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. When you bring a client into your program, you almost always establish some duty of care to that client. But where does this duty begin and where does it end? A recent sexual assault case in Maine where the assualt happened after the program explores this delicate legal issue and raises some critical questions for things that happen outside your program. Now that many programs are using social networking like Facebook pages, discussion forums, and Twitter as follow-up tools after a program, everyone should understand this legal issue. Reb Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp, the legal authorities at the Adventure & Recreation Law Center, review the details of this Maine case. Subscribe now and gain access to the complete library of Legal Cases.

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Himalaya Speed PART 2: Climbing Cholatse

Alpinists Ueli Steck and Freddie Wilkinson tackle the north face of Cholatse when the weather takes a...
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Himalaya Speed PART 3: Shishapangma

In Part 3, Ueli Steck applies his trademark fast and light Alpine climbing tactics to 8,000 meter peaks...
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OF SOULS + WATER: THE NOMAD

Episode I - THE NOMAD Why does he wander? What is he seeking? Traveling by foot, skis and kayak, Erik...
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ICAR Consensus Guidelines on Mountain Emergency Medicine and Risk Reduction

All guidelines from IKAR MEDCOM and UIAA MEDCOM, Editor: Fidel Elsensohn, MD The book has been sold out...
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How to Sea Kayak in Heavy Wind

Sea Kayaking in wind can be tiring and frustrating, but here are some tips to make it a lot easier. In...
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