How does Open Sky ensure the safety of the students in the wilderness?
Safety is the single greatest priority at Open Sky. Our entire operation is based on maintaining the highest level of safety for our students and our employees at all times. We are devoted to maintaining the highest standards in the industry and thoroughly training our team to do so. Field and operations staff are selected and trained with this as the highest consideration. New field guides attend a 12-day training at the start of their employment, including eight field days. Training topics always include: wilderness risk management, emergency response, medication administration, first aid, run-prevention, self-harm prevention, managing weather conditions, and effectively deescalating aggressive students. Additionally, each team of guides is equipped with a full collection of state-of-the-art communication and navigation tools including satellite or cell phones, GPS units, 2-way radios and a current map set. We have full-time support staff a short drive away on duty 24 hours a day, se
