ALL OF OUR TRIPS INVOLVE LEVELS OF RISK SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND EVERYDAY LIFE AND EVEN BY COMMERCIAL CLIMBING STANDARDS, OUR TRIPS ARE OFTEN MORE REMOTE, MORE COMMITTED, MORE INVOLVED & MORE SOPHISTICATED THAT WHAT’S COMMONLY SEEN.
BECAUSE WE OPERATE IN AREAS WITH EFFECTIVELY NO COMMERCIAL CLIMBING INDUSTRY SURROUNDING THEM THE RISKS INVOLVED REQUIRE MORE THAN A CASUAL ‘CLICK TO ACCEPT’ ATTITUDE. THE INHERENT NATURE OF TRUELY REMOTE AND UNEXPLORED PLACES MEANS THAT THINGS LIKE ROUTINE EVACUATIONS, ESTABLISHED FACILITIES & SET WAYS OF DOING THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT OR EVEN ABSENT. EVEN FOR THE EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL CLIMBER THIS CAN PRESENT A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
RISKS COMMON TO FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS TRIPS INCLUDE
– THE EFFECTS OF HIGH ALTITUDE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM SUPPLEMENTARY OXYGEN
– THE INHERENT VOLATILITY OF MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS INCLUDING AVALANCHES, ROCKFALL, TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, EXPOSURE TO EXTREME CLIMATE & THE LIMITATIONS OF TEMPORARY SHELTERS
– EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY COMPOUNDED BY EXTREME REMOTENESS
– COLDER TEMPERATURES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER LATITUDES, LATER SEASONS & NORTHERN ASPECTS OF THE GREAT RANGES
– MECHANICAL RISKS FROM EQUIPMENT INHERENT TO TRIP SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDING ROPES, HARDWARE, SMALL BOATS, STOVES & FUEL
– EXTREME HEAT & UV EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTINENTAL DESERT CLIMATE
– RISKS FROM RIVER TRAVEL & CROSSINGS INCLUDING COLD WATER IMMERSION
– RISKS FROM ANIMALS EMPLOYED TO PORTAGE PEOPLE & EQUIPMENT
– RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOTE MOUNTAIN ROADS INCLUDING LANDSLIDES, ICE & DEGRADED CONDITION
– DELAYS RELATED TO TRANSPORT, BUREAUCRACY & LACK OF INFORMATION
– HYGIENE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL IN UNDEVELOPED REGIONS WITH BASIC SANITATION & OVERSIGHT
– TRANS-CULTURAL RELATED RISKS INCLUDING MISCOMMUNICATION, LOCAL TRADITIONS, BRIGANTRY & RELIGIOUS SENSITIVITIES
– COMBINATIONS, FORSEEABLE AND OTHERWISE, OF MULTIPLE RISKS THAT MAY COMPOUND THE IMPACT(S) THEREOF
FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS ENDEAVOURS TO MITIGATE AND CONTAIN ALL RISKS USING A COMBINATION OF RISK ANALYSIS AND IMMEDIATE JUDGEMENT, BUT CANNOT FORSEE ALL POSSIBLE RISKS OR ALL POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF RISK, THEREFORE REQUIRING THE ACTIVE RISK AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL TEAM MEMBERS. WE PLAN AND EXECUTE OUR TRIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MITIGATION & CONTINGENCY PLANS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIP TO AVOID PREDICTED RISKS.
BY BOOKING WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS THE TEAM MEMBER ACCEPTS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH ALTITUDE TRAVEL & CLIMBING IN VERY REMOTE AREAS THAT REQUIRE A HIGH LEVEL OF MITIGATION & CONTINGENCY. FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS OR ACTIONS TAKEN BY GROUPS NOT UNDER IMMEDIATE OVERSIGHT OF FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS STAFF.
FULL TERMS & CONDITIONS
